CVE-2026-1277
URL Shortify <= 1.12.1 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via 'redirect_to' Parameter
The URL Shortify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.1 due to insufficient validation on the 'redirect_to' parameter in the promotional dismissal handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites via a crafted link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 4.7
URL Shortify <= 1.12.1 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via 'redirect_to' Parameter
The URL Shortify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.1 due to insufficient validation on the 'redirect_to' parameter in the promotional dismissal handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites via a crafted link.
- Record
CVE-2026-1277- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-7923 4.7
The URL Shortify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.1 due to insufficient validation on the 'redirect_to' parameter in the promotional dismissal handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites via a crafted link.
- Record
EUVD-2026-7923- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fx3v-rgv7-qq3x 4.7
The URL Shortify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and...
The URL Shortify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.1 due to insufficient validation on the 'redirect_to' parameter in the promotional dismissal handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites via a crafted link.
- Record
GHSA-fx3v-rgv7-qq3x- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 4.7
The URL Shortify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.1 due to insufficient validation on the 'redirect_to' parameter in the promotional dismissal handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites via a crafted link.
- Record
CVE-2026-1277- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | URL Shortify <= 1.12.1 - Open Redirect | |
| PoC in GitHub | Sadaqaty/CVE-2026-1277 | 2026-10-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-1277 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Kaizencoders Url Shortify – Simple And Easy Url Shortener, published February 18, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c7c1dc51-47ca-4b2f-9ff9-275bd8b1c106?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-shortify/tags/1.11.4/lite/includes/Promo.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3451740%40url-shortify&old=3445491%40url-shortify&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1277
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fx3v-rgv7-qq3x