CVE-2025-2889

Summary

CVE-2025-2889 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Link Library plugin in WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to 7.7.3, allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability arises from insufficient sanitization and output escaping of input in the Link Additional Parameters feature. Successful exploitation enables attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts on pages, posing a significant security risk for WordPress sites. Upgrading to the latest version of the Link Library plugin is strongly recommended to mitigate this vulnerability.

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