URL Shortify: Cross-site request forgery
URL Shortify is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.
- Component
- URL Shortify
- Plugin slug
url-shortify- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 29, 2021
This CVE was published Nov 29, 2021 and is one of 9 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update URL Shortify to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not have CSRF check in place when bulk-deleting links or groups, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary link and group via a CSRF attack.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N