Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-4294URL Shortify < 1.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via referer header
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in URL Shortify from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | URL Shortify | 0 – before 1.7.6 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fc71fc7-861a-46cc-a147-1c7ece9a7776 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description