7.2

CVE-2023-4294: kaizencoders url_shortify Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
Published 11-09-2023Last modified 02-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-4294 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in kaizencoders url_shortify. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 11-09-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not properly escape the value of the referer header, thus allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious javascript that will trigger in the plugins admin panel with statistics of the created short link.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.82% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Kaizencoders1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • url-shortify≤ 1.7.5 (fixed in 1.7.6)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links