CVE-2026-109685WordPress Link Whisper Free plugin <= 0.9.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, higher than 3% of scored CVEs.
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.15% (percentile 3)
- Assigned by
- Patchstack
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link_whisper:free (from the name) | through 0.9.7; fixed at 0.9.8 | CNA record |
References
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/link-whisper/vulnerability/wordpress-link-whisper-free-plugin-0-9-7-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry
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