The Short Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'short_link_post_title' and 'short_link_page_title' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the injected page.
History

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The Short Link plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'short_link_post_title' and 'short_link_page_title' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the injected page.
Title Short Link <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Administration Settings Page
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-01-14T06:40:05.955Z

Updated: 2026-01-14T20:59:03.055Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T15:31:18.848Z

Link: CVE-2026-0813

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-14T20:58:59.990Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-14T07:16:16.027

Modified: 2026-01-14T16:25:12.057

Link: CVE-2026-0813

cve-icon Redhat

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