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WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links plugin, affecting versions through 3.6.15. This vulnerability allows exploitation of improperly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to execute actions that require higher privileges, due to the missing authorization checks.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links plugin should update to version 3.6.16 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Sep 1, 2025, 7:22 PM
Updated: Sep 1, 2025, 7:22 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
1.0
impact
2.5
exploitability
5.4
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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