---
id: CVE-2026-78392
title: Link Library < 7.9.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via 'link_target' Parameter
summary: >-
  The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.6 does not sanitise and escape a
  link field before outputting it inside an attribute of a link preview,
  allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored
  Cross-Site Scriptin…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: Link Library
affected:
  - link_library < 7.9.6
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-22T10:56:42.758090Z'
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-22T11:06:28.662Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78392'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/35b66d43-c1ce-456b-832b-fb6eda365d93/'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T06:30:48.515Z'
epss: 0.00337
epssPercentile: 0.26991
---

## Overview

The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.6 does not sanitise and escape a link field before outputting it inside an attribute of a link preview, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The preview is generated without authentication and without checking whether the link has been published, so an unapproved submission is enough to reach any visitor who opens it.

## Affected

- `link_library < 7.9.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.