CVE-2025-22306 (GCVE-0-2025-22306)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-07 16:58 – Updated: 2026-04-01 15:40
VLAI?
Title
WordPress Link Whisper Free plugin <= 0.7.7 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability
Summary
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory vulnerability in Spencer Haws Link Whisper Free link-whisper.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through <= 0.7.7.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-538 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Spencer Haws Link Whisper Free Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.7.7 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-01 16:31
Credits
Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack)
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