CVE-2026-109685 PUBLISHED

WordPress Link Whisper Free plugin <= 0.9.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 13.10.2026 Published: 15.10.2026 Updated: 15.10.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 7.1

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Link Whisper INC
Product	Link Whisper Free
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 0.9.7 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Link Whisper Free plugin to the latest available version (at least 0.9.8).

Credits

neurotx | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

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=cve

Problem Types

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE

Impacts

Reflected XSS