URL Shortify < 1.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via referer header
Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0082 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed URL Shortify (Unknown): 1.7.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | URL Shortify | before 1.7.6 | 1.7.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- URL Shortify VendorUnknown Affected before 1.7.6 Fixed in 1.7.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kaizencoders:url_shortify:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.7.6 | Vulnerable | KaizenCoders |
- cpe:2.3:a:kaizencoders:url_shortify:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·KaizenCoders
Remediation
- Fix · CNA URL Shortify (Unknown) Fixed in 1.7.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4294
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57cx-38gf-xwrm
References
More KaizenCoders Url Shortify vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02932 URL Shortify < 1.7.0 - Admin+ Cross Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-05159 URL Shortify < 1.7.9.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2021-07031 URL Shortify < 1.5.1 - Arbitrary Link/Group Deletion via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-4294 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4294 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57cx-38gf-xwrm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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