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CVE-2026-1277: URL Shortify <= 1.12.1 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via 'redirect_to' Parameter

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-02-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-601

Description

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.

Affected products

• kaizencoders URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener: through 1.12.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-shortify/tags/1.11.4/lite/includes/Promo.php#L64
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3451740%40url-shortify&old=3445491%40url-shortify&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file1049
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c7c1dc51-47ca-4b2f-9ff9-275bd8b1c106?source=cve

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