Medium · 6.5 CVE-2025-62898 EUVD-2025-36040GHSA-pfhc-9962-564w

WordPress Links shortcode plugin <= 1.8.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Oct 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

Vendor: Maarten Product: Links shortcode

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Maarten Links shortcode links-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Links shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.8.3.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
Maarten	Links shortcode	≤ 1.8.3	—

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/links-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-links-shortcode-plugin-1-8-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry