CVE-2023-2921 (GCVE-0-2023-2921)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-06 06:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 19:45
VLAI?
Summary
The Short URL WordPress plugin through 1.6.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with relatively low privilege on the site, like subscribers.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0f85db4f-8493-49… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Short URL Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.6.8 (semver)
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Credits
Dao Xuan Hieu WPScan
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