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CVE-2026-24984VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-24984: Visual Link Preview (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization

Affects Visual Link Preview (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 2.3.0 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.3.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Visual Link Preview (WordPress plugin) to 2.3.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
BrechtVisual Link PreviewAffected
  • <2.3.0
Fixed in
  • 2.3.0

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the affected Visual Link Preview installations to trusted users only and review access control configurations to minimize exposure.

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brecht Visual Link Preview visual-link-preview allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Visual Link Preview: from n/a through <= 2.2.9.

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