Plugins · url-shortify · data as of 2026-11-04
Is URL Shortify safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.7.2
- Last updated
- 2026-10-12
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 10
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+
URL Shortify helps you beautify, manage, share & cloak any links on or off your WordPress website. Create links using your domain name! — by KaizenCoders
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.7.2). Anything older than 2.5.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get url-shortify --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update url-shortify updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
10 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.
high 7.1 CVE-2026-73362 · published 2026-08-18
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in URL Shortify (2.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 2.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.5.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in URL Shortify <= 2.5.0 versions.
medium 5.5 CVE-2026-25385 · published 2026-02-19
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in URL Shortify (1.12.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.12.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.12.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in KaizenCoders URL Shortify url-shortify allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects URL Shortify: from n/a through <= 1.12.3.
medium 4.7 CVE-2026-1277 · published 2026-02-18
Open redirect in URL Shortify (1.12.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.12.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.12.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.1 due to insufficient validation on the 'redirect_to' parameter in the promotional dismissal handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites via a crafted link.
NVD CVE-2026-1277Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
high 7.1 CVE-2025-12684 · published 2025-12-15
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in URL Shortify (older than 1.11.3)
- Affected
- older than 1.11.3
- Fixed in
- 1.11.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.11.3 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a reflected cross site scripting, which could be used against high-privilege users such as admins.
high 7.1 CVE-2025-13355 · published 2025-12-15
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in URL Shortify (older than 1.11.4)
- Affected
- older than 1.11.4
- Fixed in
- 1.11.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.11.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
medium 5.9 CVE-2025-32134 · published 2025-04-04
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in URL Shortify (1.10.5.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.10.5.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.10.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in KaizenCoders URL Shortify url-shortify allows Stored XSS.This issue affects URL Shortify: from n/a through <= 1.10.5.1.
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-5605 · published 2023-11-06
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in URL Shortify (older than 1.7.9.1)
- Affected
- older than 1.7.9.1
- Fixed in
- 1.7.9.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.7.9.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
medium 6.1 CVE-2023-4294 · published 2023-09-11
Security issue in URL Shortify (older than 1.7.6)
- Affected
- older than 1.7.6
- Fixed in
- 1.7.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not properly escape the value of the referer header, thus allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious javascript that will trigger in the plugins admin panel with statistics of the created short link.
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-3129 · published 2023-07-10
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in URL Shortify (older than 1.7.0)
- Affected
- older than 1.7.0
- Fixed in
- 1.7.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
medium 4.3 CVE-2021-24749 · published 2021-11-29
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in URL Shortify (older than 1.5.1)
- Affected
- older than 1.5.1
- Fixed in
- 1.5.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not have CSRF check in place when bulk-deleting links or groups, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary link and group via a CSRF attack.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-12 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.7.2).
- 2026-08-18 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-73362), fixed in 2.5.1.
- 2026-02-19 — Server-side request forgery (SSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-25385), fixed in 1.12.4.
- 2026-02-18 — Open redirect disclosed (CVE-2026-1277), fixed in 1.12.2.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by KaizenCoders (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (6) · Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (1) · Open redirect (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/url-shortify (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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