Link Library < 7.9.6 - Unauthenticated SSRF via Reciprocal Link Validation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.6 does not validate the destination of a user-supplied URL before falling back to an unprotected fetch when its safe request is rejected, allowing unauthenticated visitors to make the site issue requests to hosts on its internal network and to learn from the response whether an internal service answered. Versions below 7.8.8 are covered by CVE-2025-68600; this entry covers 7.8.8 through 7.9.5, where that fix was incomplete. Exploitation requires the site owner to have published the Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.6's public link submission form with reciprocal-link validation enabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Link Library | 7.8.8 to before 7.9.6 | 7.9.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Link Library VendorUnknown Affected 7.8.8 to before 7.9.6 Fixed in 7.9.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Link Library (Unknown) Fixed in 7.9.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Link Library 7.9.6
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-54518 Link Library < 7.9.6 - Reflected XSS via 'link_tags' and 'link_price' Sort and Breadcrumb LinksPriority LOW 26
- TI-2026-54519 Link Library < 7.9.6 - Contributor+ Path Traversal via 'filepath' ParameterPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rpr-h6cv-7xm2
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-78397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rpr-h6cv-7xm2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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