Vulnerability · CVE-2026-109685
WordPress Link Whisper Free plugin <= 0.9.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-109685. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated Link Whisper Free · vendor Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.
Are you affected?
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- stated Link Whisper Free<= 0.9.7
- vendor Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Freeversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-109685
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-109685. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Link Whisper Free <= 0.9.7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109685
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-109685
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109685
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Link Whisper INC Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through 0.9.7.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.