CVE-2026-18197 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Link Library allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

This issue affects Link Library: before 7.9.4.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00268.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Link Library

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 7.9.4

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-52
https://wordpress.org/plugins/link-library/

History

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Link Library allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Link Library: before 7.9.4.
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-52 https://wordpress.org/plugins/link-library/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2026-07-29T06:53:36.040Z

Updated: 2026-07-29T13:08:57.387Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T06:39:52.677Z

Link: CVE-2026-18197

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-29T13:08:19.399Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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