Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-25
Score: 4.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthenticated SSRF leading to internal network data exposure
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Link Library WordPress plugin allows a failing safe request during reciprocal‑link validation to fall back to an unprotected fetch without validating the destination URL. This flaw permits any unauthenticated visitor to submit a URL that causes the site to issue HTTP requests to arbitrary internal hosts, returning the response to the attacker and enabling discovery of internal services or sensitive data.

Affected Systems

WordPress plugin Link Library versions 7.8.8 through 7.9.5 are vulnerable. These releases lack the necessary destination URL validation during reciprocal‑link validation. Versions prior to 7.8.8 were addressed by CVE‑2025‑68600; upgrading to 7.9.6 or later applies the required fix.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 4.0 and the EPSS score indicates a probability of exploitation less than 1%. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires that the site owner has enabled the public link submission form with reciprocal‑link validation. If that form is available, an unauthenticated user can submit a crafted link that triggers an internal request, and the response is exposed to the attacker.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 02:04 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Link Library to version 7.9.6 or later
  • Disable reciprocal link validation in the public link submission form or remove the form entirely if an upgrade is not possible
  • Configure the web server or firewall to block outbound requests from the plugin to internal IP ranges or localhost addresses

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 26, 2026 at 02:04 UTC.

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History

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions link Library
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions link Library

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-918

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Link Library < 7.9.6 - Unauthenticated SSRF via Reciprocal Link Validation
References

Subscriptions

Wordpress-extensions Link Library
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T12:40:02.745Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T14:16:03.312Z

Link: CVE-2026-78397

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-25T12:35:48.738Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-25T07:16:54.530

Modified: 2026-09-25T13:25:48.533

Link: CVE-2026-78397

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-26T02:15:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)