CVE-2026-15413
Link Factory - Backdoor
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 10.0 Critical
- Published
- Aug 13, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 10, 2026
Description
The Link Factory WordPress plugin is a backdoor. Distributed as a "homepage sentence publisher", it exposes an operator-controlled REST API under /wp-json/link-factory/v1/ - authenticated by a detached Ed25519 signature verified against a hardcoded operator public key (except for the health check).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 10.0 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | WPScan |
Weaknesses
- CWE-912 Hidden Functionality
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Link FactoryUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4cad269d-0146-4ca9-a1ae-55f02c8e5433/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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