Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in LinkAce
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
LinkAce is a self-hosted archive to collect links of your favorite websites. Prior to 1.15.6, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the LinkAce. This issue occurs in the "URL" field of the "Edit Link" module, where user input is not properly sanitized or encoded before being reflected in the HTML response. This allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim’s browser, leading to potential session hijacking, data theft, and unauthorized actions. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.6.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA LinkAce (Kovah) Fixed in 1.15.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56507
References
More Kovah Linkace vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-21865 LinkAce: Stored XSS in Atom Feed via CDATA Escape in List Description CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-38912 LinkAce: Stored XSS Vulnerability in Link Title Field Through Social Media Sharing Feature CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-33730 LinkAce has a Stored One Click XSS vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-26303 LinkAce's SSRF protection can be bypassed via internal hostname resolution in LinkAce CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-23778 LinkAce affected by SSRF via link creation: NoPrivateIpRule not applied to LinkStoreRequest CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-36976 LinkAce Vulnerable to Stored XSS on the Audit Page CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
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