CVE-2026-39670 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-39670: WordPress Visual Link Preview plugin <= 2.3.0 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Brecht

Product Visual Link Preview

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published April 8, 2026

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Brecht Visual Link Preview visual-link-preview allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Visual Link Preview: from n/a through <= 2.3.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Visual Link Preview versions 2.3.0 and earlier contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems on the attacker's behalf. The impact extends beyond the vulnerable component. Affected sites should update to a version newer than 2.3.0.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal systems or external URLs under the attacker's control.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with low-privilege accounts can probe internal infrastructure, access internal services, or trigger actions on external systems.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 8, 2026 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39670 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html AskarLabs — CWE-918 write-up Server-Side Request Forgery

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