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).
History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-912
Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T14:23:20.581Z

Reserved: 2026-07-10T14:18:17.713Z

Link: CVE-2026-15413

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T14:22:49.466Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T09:17:12.153

Modified: 2026-08-13T15:19:32.293

Link: CVE-2026-15413

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T09:30:07Z