CVE-2026-15413

Link Factory - Backdoor

Published Aug 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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).

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions link Factory
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions link Factory
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-912
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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).
Title Link Factory - Backdoor
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 13, 2026, 2:23 PM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026, 2:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 13, 2026, 9:17 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:30 PM