CVE-2023-1604: Short URL <= 1.6.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via configuration_page

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Short URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.6.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the configuration_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add and import redirects, including comments containing cross-site scripting as detailed in CVE-2023-1602, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

KaizenCoders Short URL: through 1.6.8

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shorten-url/trunk/shorten-url.php#L322
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b926243c-ed12-4afe-ac72-932d4d871019?source=cve

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