PT-2025-43777 · Maarten · Links Shortcode

Published 2025-10-27 · Updated 2025-10-27 · CVE-2025-62898

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Maarten Links shortcode links-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Links shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.8.3.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-62898

Affected Products

Links Shortcode

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62898 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/links-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-links-shortcode-plugin-1-8-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/links-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-links-shortcode-plugin-1-8-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/links-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-links-shortcode-plugin-1-8-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Note