CVE-2025-28965 WordPress URL Shortener <= 3.0.7 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
An attacker can access restricted functionality in the URL Shortener WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-28965?
CVE-2025-28965 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener, published on 16 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener exact-links allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects URL Shortener: from n/a through <= 3.0.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-28965?
How do I fix CVE-2025-28965?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-28965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-28965 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28965 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfwc-wpq8-wj8r.