short.io

short.io has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for short.io has no published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

All of these findings were reported by Peter Thaleikis. short.io is installed on roughly 200 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.4/ 10
Patch Coverage0%
Open

1

Fixed

0

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Most severe open issueCVSS 6.4CVE-2025-58834

short.io <= 2.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

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Plugin Profile
Latestv2.4.2

short.io

gugu

Author

gugu

5.0(1)
100/100
Last Updated
2025-09-16 (1y ago)
Active Installs
200+
Downloads
5,821
Requires WP
5.1+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 6.7.7
Created
2016-06-01 (10y ago)

WP-Short.io is the easiest way to generate short links for your WordPress posts. It is a timesaving integration since you don’t need to copy a long link and manually shorten it on Short.io. Specify an API key (you’ll find it in your Short.io account), identify the post types to create short links for, and forget about it! WP-Short.io automatically shortens URLs for WordPress posts. After you finish writing a striking post, share it with your friends on social media. Now, instead of a long URL, a short and automatically generated link is already waiting for you. Just copy and send it! Feature Requests are welcome via https://feedback.short.cm/

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