# CVE-2023-1602: Cross-site scripting in Short URL

> Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary web scripts via the comment parameter in the Short URL WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6cxm-7399-4qrp

## What is CVE-2023-1602?

CVE-2023-1602 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kaizencoders Short URL, published on 29 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Short URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1602?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kaizencoders Short Url.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1602?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1602 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1602 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1602 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in kaizencoders Short URL

- [CVE-2023-2921](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2921/): Short URL <= 1.6.8 - Subscriber+ SQLi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-46860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46860/): WordPress Short URL Plugin <= 1.6.4 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-32138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32138/): WordPress Short URL plugin <= 1.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-3130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3130/): Short URL < 1.6.5 - Admin+ Cross Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2023-45058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45058/): WordPress Short URL Plugin <= 1.6.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1602 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1602 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kaizencoders Short URL, published on 29 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1602 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: kaizencoders Short URL. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1602/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1602/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1602
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1602
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1602

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1602/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.