Blair Williams Shortlinks by Pretty Links Plugin up to 3.6.15 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Blair Williams Shortlinks by Pretty Links Plugin up to 3.6.15 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-48247. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Blair Williams Shortlinks by Pretty Links Plugin up to 3.6.15 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Blair Williams Shortlinks by Pretty Links allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Shortlinks by Pretty Links: from n/a through 3.6.15.

The weakness was presented by Domiee13. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48247 since 05/19/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/19/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Domiee13
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-48247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309563

Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2025 17:26
Changes: 05/19/2025 17:26 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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