PT-2026-71401 · WordPress · Link Factory

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CVE-2026-15413

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Published

2026-08-13

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Updated

2026-08-13

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Link Factory WordPress plugin (affected versions not specified)
Description The Link Factory WordPress plugin, distributed as a homepage sentence publisher, functions as a backdoor. It exposes an operator-controlled REST API endpoint at '/wp-json/link-factory/v1/'. Access to this endpoint is authenticated using a detached Ed25519 signature, which is verified against a hardcoded operator public key, with the exception of the health check function.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Hidden Functionality

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-15413

Affected Products

Link Factory