WordPress plugin · visual-link-preview
Is Visual Link Preview safe?
Safe on 2.4.2 or newer.
The current version, 2.4.2, is past every affected range on record (6 of 6 records list one). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 6
- High or critical
- 1
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 2.4.2
- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Active installs
- 10,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Jun 25, 2026Subscriber Sensitive Data Exposure in Visual Link Preview <= 2.3.1 versions.CVE-2026-54821 · affects up to 2.3.1 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.4
- Jun 15, 2026Subscriber Sensitive Data Exposure in Visual Link Preview <= 2.4.1 versions.CVE-2026-48878 · affects up to 2.4.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Apr 8, 2026Visual Link Preview: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)CVE-2026-39670 · affects up to 2.3.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6
- Feb 3, 2026Visual Link Preview: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2026-24984 · affects up to 2.2.9 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Nov 5, 2025Visual Link Preview: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-11987 · affects up to 2.2.7 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
- Sep 20, 2021Visual Link Preview: Does not enforce authorisation on several AJAX actions and has the CSRF nonce displayed for all authenticated usersCVE-2021-24635 · fixed in 2.2.3 · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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