Visual Link Preview < 2.2.3 - Unauthorised AJAX Calls
Priority LOW 25CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The Visual Link Preview WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not enforce authorisation on several AJAX actions and has the CSRF nonce displayed for all authenticated users, allowing any authenticated user (such as subscriber) to call them and 1) Get and search through title and content of Draft post, 2) Get title of a password-protected post as well as 3) Upload an image from an URL
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00635 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Visual Link Preview (Unknown): 2.2.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Visual Link Preview | 2.2.3 to before 2.2.3 | 2.2.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Visual Link Preview VendorUnknown Affected 2.2.3 to before 2.2.3 Fixed in 2.2.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bootstrapped:visual_link_preview:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | Bootstrapped |
- cpe:2.3:a:bootstrapped:visual_link_preview:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Bootstrapped
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Visual Link Preview (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24635
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23v9-8jvm-jh7q
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24635 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24635 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-23v9-8jvm-jh7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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