CVE-2023-4294

URL Shortify < 1.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via referer header

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Published Sep 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

URL Shortify

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.7.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kaizencoders:url_shortify:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.820% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fc71fc7-861a-46cc-a147-1c7ece9a7776

History

May 2, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Kaizencoders Url Shortify

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 2, 2025, 5:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Sep 11, 2023, 7:46 PM
Updated: May 2, 2025, 5:40 PM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2023, 12:56 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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