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 does not validate the destination of a user‑supplied URL when reciprocal‑link validation is enabled and the safe request fails. An unauthenticated visitor can cause the site to issue requests to arbitrary internal hosts. The responses to these requests are returned to the attacker, allowing discovery of internal services or extraction of sensitive data. This represents a server‑side request forgery flaw as defined by CWE‑918, and because external hosts learn internal service responses it also results in information exposure (CWE‑200).

Affected Systems

WordPress plugin Link Library versions 7.8.8 through 7.9.5 are vulnerable. Versions older than 7.8.8 are addressed by CVE‑2025‑68600, and 7.9.6 or later includes the necessary validation fix.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is exploitable by any unauthenticated user who can submit a link via the public form with reciprocal‑link validation enabled. No EPSS score is available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but SSRF issues are commonly exploited. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to probe the internal network and potentially identify services that could be further attacked if additional weaknesses exist. The lack of a public exploit or advisory means the exploitation thus far is likely in the developmental or proof‑of‑concept stage, yet the potential impact of internal data exposure remains high.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 25, 2026 at 09:26 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Link Library to version 7.9.6 or later
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, disable reciprocal link validation in the public link submission form or remove the form entirely to prevent unauthenticated SSRF attempts
  • Configure your web‑server or firewall to block outbound requests from the plugin to internal IP ranges or localhost addresses to limit the scope of any SSRF exploitation

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 25, 2026 at 09:26 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

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

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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: 2026-09-25T09:30:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)