Link Factory - Backdoor
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-912Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Link Factory WordPress plugin is a backdoor. Distributed as a "homepage sentence publisher", it exposes an operator-controlled REST API under /wp-json/link-factory/v1/ - authenticated by a detached Ed25519 signature verified against a hardcoded operator public key (except for the health check).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00522 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Link Factory | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Link Factory VendorUnknown Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15413
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2hj-vx9x-4rh8
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-15413 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15413 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p2hj-vx9x-4rh8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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