What is CVE-2026-14601?

CVE-2026-14601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Link Whisper Free, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-14601?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Link Whisper Free

CVE-2026-14601

The Link Whisper Free WordPress plugin before 0.9.7 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing authenticated users with the Editor role or above to perform SQL injection attacks.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Link Whisper Free

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14601?: CVE-2026-14601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Link Whisper Free, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-14601?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.