01 Record
CVE-2026-18855
Link Library <= 7.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via link_url Parameter
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Link Library <= 7.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via link_url Parameter
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 71.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-20.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-15 18:25Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-17 16:06Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-04
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- d390b2d8b0194a4eafbce75cd80495b7305bd2a06d5ff52ccbd081cd14f8f695
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/41327dfa-db64-476a-a263-7bd4f69fb857?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-library/tags/7.9.4/link-library-admin.php#L7874
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-library/tags/7.9.4/link-library-admin.php#L7865
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-library/tags/7.9.4/usersubmission.php#L52
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-library/tags/7.9.4/usersubmission.php#L476
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-library/tags/7.9.4/link-library.php#L2288
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3646361%40link-library%2Ftags%2F7.9.5&old=3626573%40link-library%2Ftags%2F7.9.4
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3646360/link-library/trunk/link-library-admin.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Flink-library/tags/7.9.4&new_path=%2Flink-library/tags/7.9.5