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CVE-2023-2009: Plugin does not sanitize and escape the URL field in the Pretty Url WordPress plugin through 1.5.4 settings, which could allow high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even

medium Affects pretty-url (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

Plugin does not sanitize and escape the URL field in the Pretty Url WordPress plugin through 1.5.4 settings, which could allow high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even

Package
pretty-url (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.5.4
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.2th percentile)
Published
2023-05-15
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordpretty-url (WordPress plugin) advisories

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