CVE-2023-2921 Short URL <= 1.6.8 - Subscriber+ SQLi
Low-privilege users can exploit SQL injection in the Short URL plugin to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2921?
CVE-2023-2921 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Short URL, published on 6 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Short URL WordPress plugin through 1.6.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by users with relatively low privilege on the site, like subscribers.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2921?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaizencoders Short Url.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2921?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2023-2921 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2921 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Short URL
- CVE-2022-46860 WordPress Short URL Plugin <= 1.6.4 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-32138 WordPress Short URL plugin <= 1.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-3130 Short URL < 1.6.5 - Admin+ Cross Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-1602 Cross-site scripting in Short URL
- CVE-2023-45058 WordPress Short URL Plugin <= 1.6.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8388-575x-9wmq.