Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-48878 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48878 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48878?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 15 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Bootstrapped Ventures Visual Link Preview <= 2.4.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48878?
- A patch was published on 2026-06-02: Version 2.4.2 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-48878 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-48878?
- Check whether you run Bootstrapped Ventures Visual Link Preview at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A sensitive data exposure vulnerability exists in the Visual Link Preview plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 2.4.1). The flaw is classified as CWE-497 (Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere). It allows an authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level privileges to access sensitive information that is not intended for their role. The vulnerability is reachable over the network without user interaction. A patch is available in version 2.4.2, which addresses the improper access control or information leakage.
Affected products
- Bootstrapped Ventures Visual Link Preview <= 2.4.1
Timeline
- 2026-05-14: other: Reported by Aliefis
- 2026-06-02: patched: Version 2.4.2 released
- 2026-06-15: disclosed: NVD publication date