Critical severity · published Aug 3, 2026
CVE-2026-16532
Link Library < 7.9.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via the Front-End Link Submission Form
9.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a user-supplied value before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LL
Link Library ·
before 7.9.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16532
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16532
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/da3b8caa-ac99-4097-8286-f3c418ddb63d/
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