CRITICAL 10.0 NVD

CVE-2026-15413

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-

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).

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4cad269d-0146-4ca9-a1ae-55f02c8e5433/

Published: 2026-08-13 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-08-13

This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 was published on 2026-08-13 via NVD.

Risk Timeline

CVE Disclosed2026-08-13 · -1 days ago

Remediation Resources

Official Advisory

wpscan.com/vulnerability/4cad269d-0146-4ca9-a1ae-55f02c8e5433/

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