Short URL <= 1.6.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-46860
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published June 28, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Le Ngoc Anh
Description

The Short URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'idLink' parameter of the reset_link() function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.6.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug shorten-url (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.4
Patched Version
  • 1.6.5
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