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TI-2026-86547 Aliases CVE-2026-116537GHSA-8j37-pw6p-5rm4

Stored cross-site scripting in Link Library WordPress plugin

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Link Library plugin for WordPress is affected in all versions up to and including 7.10.0. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the link_description parameter cause stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary web script that runs when a user opens an injected page, but only if the site administrator has enabled the non-default Convert [] to <> in Link Description and Notes setting.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

The Link Library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'link_description' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.10.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This exploit requires the site administrator to have enabled the non-default 'Convert [] to <> in Link Description and Notes' (use_html_tags) setting; when this option is off, the bracket-to-angle-bracket conversion never runs and the payload is never reconstructed into executable HTML.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
jackdeweyLink Libraryup to 7.10.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Link Library Vendorjackdewey Affected up to 7.10.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ylefebvre:link_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——jackdewey
  • cpe:2.3:a:ylefebvre:link_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·jackdewey

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Link Library.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116537
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-8j37-pw6p-5rm4
  3. 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 7

  • TI-2022-03844 Link Library < 7.4.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2025-09688 Community Events <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-09687 Community Events <= 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-15433 Link Library <= 7.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via link_url Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-24895 WordPress Modal Dialog plugin <= 3.5.16 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-11599 Community Events <= 1.5.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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