Medium severity · published Aug 8, 2026
CVE-2026-16535
Link Library < 7.9.4 - Reflected XSS via Thumbs-Rating likelabel
6.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LL
Link Library ·
before 7.9.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16535
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16535
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b6c0efb-c503-437a-8f9b-f8a8c032313c/
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