WordPress Link Whisper Free plugin <= 0.9.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2026-06-29 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-40104

cvss: 7.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Link Whisper Free <= 0.9.4 versions.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Spencer Haws Link Whisper Free 0.9.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 4 mo ago (2026-06-29)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Spencer Haws Link Whisper Free

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/wordpress/plugin/link-whisper/vulnerability/wordpress-link-whisper-free-plugin-0-9-4-reflected-cross
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-57333
NVD CVE-2026-57333

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Summary