URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress <= 3.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Link Manipulation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress
- Affected Version
<= 3.0.7- CVSS
- 6.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2025-10740
At a glance
CVE-2025-10740 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.0.7. It carries a CVSS score of 6.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed October 2025, reported by ifoundbug.
Vulnerability Overview
The URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to functionality provided by the API due to a missing capability check on the verifyRequest function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify links.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Reaching this weakness in URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress <= 3.0.7 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.
A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress yet, so installs running <= 3.0.7 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Subscriber access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
- Firewall
- Alerts
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