CVE-2025-49039: WordPress Link View plugin <= 0.8.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-08-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in mibuthu Link View link-view allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Link View: from n/a through <= 0.8.0.

Affected products

mibuthu Link View: through 0.8.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/link-view/vulnerability/wordpress-link-view-plugin-0-8-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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