CVE-2026-16535 (GCVE-0-2026-16535)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-08 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-08 06:00
VLAI
Title
Link Library < 7.9.4 - Reflected XSS via Thumbs-Rating likelabel
Summary
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it back in a response, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users who can be tricked into performing an action.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b6c0efb-c503-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Link Library Affected: 0 , < 7.9.4 (semver)
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Credits
João Ramos Maciel WPScan
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