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Visual Link Preview <= 2.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via visual-link-preview Shortcode

CVE-2025-11987 · visual-link-preview

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Vulnerability: Visual Link Preview <= 2.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via visual-link-preview Shortcode
Affected software: visual-link-preview(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 2.2.7
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2025-11987
Published: 4 November 2025
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 65ae3119-61d1-4ec0-8ba2-352aae5cc834). Methodology and redistribution notes

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