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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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0000
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| 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). | |
| Title | Link Factory - Backdoor | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-13T08:13:11.894Z
Reserved: 2026-07-10T14:18:17.713Z
Link: CVE-2026-15413
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-13T09:17:12.153
Modified: 2026-08-13T09:17:12.153
Link: CVE-2026-15413
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-13T09:30:07Z
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