Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Link Whisper Free Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-11262

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Link Whisper Free
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 May 2026

What is CVE-2025-11262?

The Link Whisper Free plugin for WordPress is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting, primarily through the user_id parameter. This vulnerability stems from inadequate sanitization and escaping of user inputs, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts. Consequently, these scripts can execute upon access, posing significant risks to users accessing affected pages.

Affected Version(s)

Link Whisper Free 0 <= 0.9.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-whisper/t...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/link-whisper/#developers

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Michael Mazzolini
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