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CVE-2025-62898: WordPress Links shortcode plugin <= 1.8.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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: 2025-10-27 · updated 2026-10-08
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
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.
Affected products
- Maarten Links shortcode: through 1.8.3
References
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