CVE-2025-11987
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The Visual Link Preview plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's visual-link-preview shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.2.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.4
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-05 10:15:34.637000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2025-11987",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-11-05T10:15:34.637",
"lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "The Visual Link Preview plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's visual-link-preview shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.2.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page."
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "El plugin Visual Link Preview para WordPress es vulnerable a cross-site scripting almacenado a través del shortcode visual-link-preview del plugin en versiones hasta la 2.2.7, inclusive, debido a una sanitización de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes en atributos proporcionados por el usuario. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de colaborador y superior, inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "brechtvds",
"product": "Visual Link Preview",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "2.2.7",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.1,
"impactScore": 2.7
}
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-80"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visual-link-preview/tags/2.2.7/includes/public/class-vlp-link.php#L56",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visual-link-preview/tags/2.2.7/templates/link/simple/simple.php#L1",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3388877/visual-link-preview/trunk/templates/link/simple/simple.php",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65ae3119-61d1-4ec0-8ba2-352aae5cc834?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}