CVE-2023-3129
MediumCVSS 4.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk37th percentile - higher than 37% of all known CVEs
Summary
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Risk Assessment
The organization may be exposed to XSS attacks that could lead to data theft or takeover of accounts with high privileges.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the URL Shortify plugin to version 1.7.0 or later to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)