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CVSS 10.0CVSS 10.0 · CRITICAL

CVE-2026-15413Backdoor in Link Factory WordPress plugin

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).

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Analysis

El plugin Link Factory para WordPress incluye un backdoor que permite a atacantes remotos tomar control total del sitio mediante una API REST oculta. Esta vulnerabilidad utiliza una llave pública preconfigurada para autenticar comandos maliciosos, permitiendo la ejecución de código arbitrario y el acceso total al servidor.

Relevant roles

PhpBackendCyberSecurity

Severity

Score: 10.0(CRITICAL)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV: NETWORK
AC: LOW
PR: NONE
UI: NONE
S: CHANGED
C: HIGH
I: HIGH
A: HIGH

EPSS

No EPSS score yet (CVE may be too fresh).

Technical 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).

Published: 8/13/2026, 9:17:12 AM
Last modified: 8/13/2026, 9:17:12 AM

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