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CVE-2025-0804: The ClickWhale – Link Manager, Link Shortener and Click Tracker for Affiliate Links & Link Pages plugin for Wo

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MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADE

CVE-2025-0804 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting clickwhale. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The ClickWhale – Link Manager, Link Shortener and Click Tracker for Affiliate Links & Link Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via link titles in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user

Why this priority

  • No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score6.4 (Medium)
Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges neededLow
User interactionNone
EPSS exploit chance0.3% (top 83%)
CISA exploited listNo
WeaknessCWE-79
Published2025-01-29
Last modified2026-06-17
Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: flowdee

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Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

flowdee clickwhale UPGRADE
Affected: < 2.4.2
Fixed in: 2.4.2
Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release
1. Check installed version
apt-cache policy clickwhale || rpm -q clickwhale || clickwhale --version
2. UPGRADE to 2.4.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade clickwhale
2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)
sudo dnf upgrade clickwhale
Note
Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.
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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-0804?

clickwhale: upgrade to 2.4.2. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-0804 being exploited?

CVE-2025-0804 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-0804 affect?

CVE-2025-0804 affects clickwhale. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The ClickWhale – Link Manager, Link Shortener and Click Tracker for Affiliate Links & Link Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via link titles in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.1 due to insufficie

How urgent is CVE-2025-0804?

Priority 27/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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