Link Library WordPress Plugin Login Requirement Bypass in Link Submission
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.10.0 does not re-check the login requirement of the selected library when it processes a front-end link submission. Unauthenticated users can submit links to a library that requires login by reusing a form token obtained from another library that does not require it, which is a missing authorization check (CWE-862). An unauthenticated remote attacker can add links to the protected library with low complexity and no user interaction. A public exploit is linked in the references, but the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.10.0 does not re-check the selected library's own login requirement when processing its front-end link submission, allowing unauthenticated users to submit links to a library configured to require login by reusing a form token obtained from another library that does not.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | before 7.10.0 | 7.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Link Library VendorUnknown Affected before 7.10.0 Fixed in 7.10.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Link Library to version 7.10.0 or later, which fixes the flaw. The sources list no fixed version other than 7.10.0 for Link Library.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Link Library (Unknown) Fixed in 7.10.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Link Library 7.10.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82286 Link Library exposes contact data of hidden links to unauthenticated usersPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78395
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-57vw-f9g4-3923
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-78395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57vw-f9g4-3923 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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