Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover

Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2024; all 2 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.0, and the most serious one scores 6.5 out of 10. 2024 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Missing Authorization, behind 2 of the records (100%).

Every one of the 2 issues recorded for Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

All of these findings were reported by István Márton. Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover is installed on roughly 70 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.0/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

2

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.5CVE-2024-9586

Linkz.ai <= 1.1.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update

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Vulnerability Records

2 records
Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover banner
Latestv1.4.0

Linkz.ai – Automatic link previews on hover

Vittorio - Linkz.ai

Author

Vittorio - Linkz.ai

5.0(3)
100/100
Last Updated
2026-05-28 (4mo ago)
Active Installs
70+
Downloads
4,533
Requires WP
4.7+
Requires PHP
5.6+
Tested up to
WP 7.0.4
Created
2022-11-11 (4y ago)

Linkz.ai improves visitor retention on your website & blog with live link previews. Linkz.ai automatically extracts & shows linked content, e.g. videos, presentations, articles, blog posts & 1000+ web embeds within your website. 💬 Live link preview on hover As users hover over a link, a pop-up appears, offering a summary of the linked content, from articles and blog posts to videos and presentations. Keeps your audience engaged and informed in real-time. 📺 Rich link previews on click With rich link previews, when visitors click on a hyperlink, Linkz.ai will extract & show linked rich media content inside your website. Rich link previews are supported for YouTube, TikTok, Typeform, Prezi & 1000+ websites. Learn more → 📰 Article link previews on click Linkz.ai extracts & shows text content for hyperlinks pointing to third-party articles, blog posts, guides and other content. You will keep visitors on your website and save them from the tab-overload. Learn more → 📄 Integrated PDF-viewer & file-viewer Automatically transform hyperlinks to download files into immersive file previews with a file viewer integrated within your website, increasing the time spent on your site. Learn more → 📊 Link preview analytics Explore the most previewed & trending links on your website and correct broken links. More from Linkz.ai: 📱 Mobile-friendly link auto-previews 💻 Control where on a website to display live link previews 🎨 Themes 🌙 Auto light/dark mode 🛠 2-minute installation

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