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CVE-2023-2921: 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 pri

high Affects short-url (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 pri

Package
short-url (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.6.8
Fixed in
1.6.8
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (38.2th percentile)
Published
2025-06-06
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
NVD recordshort-url (WordPress plugin) advisories

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