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Unknown Link Library — Link Library < 7.9.4 - Reflected XSS via Thumbs-Rating likelabel
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N R C L L N 6.1 .0016 5.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Link Library unspecified —
TIMELINE
Jul 22 Reserved by WPScan
Aug 8 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Aug 9 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16535 (Unknown Link Library). Public exploit reference added.
Description
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before reflecting it back in a response, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users who can be tricked into performing an action.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 22, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 8, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 9, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16535 (Unknown Link Library). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Unknown | Link Library | — | — | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-16535 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.