CVE-2026-40779 PUBLISHED

WordPress Link Library plugin <= 7.8.8 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 15.04.2026 Published: 15.06.2026 Updated: 16.06.2026

Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.7

Product Status

Vendor Yannick Lefebvre
Product Link Library
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from n/a to 7.8.8 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Link Library Plugin to the latest available version (at least 7.8.9).

Credits

  • Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-126 Path Traversal