Short URL Plugin up to 1.6.8 on WordPress sql injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Short URL Plugin up to 1.6.8 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-2921. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Short URL Plugin up to 1.6.8 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 privilege on the site, like subscribers.

The weakness was released by Dao Xuan Hieu. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2921 since 05/26/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/06/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• Short URL Plugin

Version

• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.8

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