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CVE-2024-9586: Linkz.ai <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Linkz.ai plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_auth' and 'check_logout' functions in versions up to, and including, 1.1.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.

Affected products

• vittor1o Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover: before 1.2.0 — fixed in 1.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vittor1o Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover 1.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linkz-ai/tags/1.1.8/init.php#L142
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linkz-ai/tags/1.1.8/init.php#L159
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3168515%40linkz-ai&new=3168515%40linkz-ai&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b4b4ca5b-c806-4b68-acb8-6b63d6ca5728?source=cve

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