Link Library - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium

Synopsis

The WordPress Plugin Link Library version below 7.9.4 is affected by an unauthenticated Reflected XSS.

The 'thumbs_rating_add_vote' AJAX handler reads the 'likelabel' parameter without any sanitization and echoes it back into an HTML response.

Solution

Upgrade to Link Library version 7.9.4 or later.

Disclosure Timeline

July 27 2026 - Security Contact Request
July 27 2026 - Vendor Acknowledge
July 29 2026 - Fixed in version 7.9.4

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