Plugins · exact-links · data as of 2026-11-04
Is URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Status
- Closed 2025-10-22
- Known issues on record
- 6
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
What to do
- Replace it. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so any hole found from now on stays open.
- Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deleting removes its files; deactivating alone leaves them on the server.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.
With WP-CLI, once you have a replacement: wp plugin deactivate exact-links && wp plugin delete exact-links
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Known vulnerabilities
6 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version. 6 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.
critical 9.8 CVE-2025-10738 · published 2025-12-13
SQL injection in URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress (3.0.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.0.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the ‘analytic_id’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
NVD CVE-2025-10738Wordfence advisorywordpress.orgPlugin source
medium 6.3 CVE-2025-10740 · published 2025-10-24
Missing authorization check in URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress (3.0.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.0.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to functionality provided by the API due to a missing capability check on the verifyRequest function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify links.
critical 9.8 CVE-2025-28961 · published 2025-07-16
PHP object injection in URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress (3.0.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.0.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener exact-links allows Object Injection.This issue affects URL Shortener: from n/a through <= 3.0.7.
high 8.6 CVE-2025-28965 · published 2025-07-16
Missing authorization check in URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress (3.0.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.0.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener exact-links allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects URL Shortener: from n/a through <= 3.0.7.
critical 9.3 CVE-2025-28959 · published 2025-07-16
SQL injection in URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress (3.0.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.0.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener exact-links allows SQL Injection.This issue affects URL Shortener: from n/a through <= 3.0.7.
medium 5.4 CVE-2025-28963 · published 2025-07-04
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress (3.0.7 and older)
- Affected
- 3.0.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener exact-links allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects URL Shortener: from n/a through <= 3.0.7.
Recent activity
- 2025-10-22 — closed on wordpress.org (Security Issue).
- 2025-12-13 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2025-10738), fix version not stated.
- 2025-10-24 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-10740), fix version not stated.
- 2025-07-16 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2025-28961), fix version not stated.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: SQL injection (2) · Missing authorization (2) · PHP object injection (1) · Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/exact-links (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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