WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links Plugin <= 3.6.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Risks
CVSS 4.3
Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
This could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication.
This is a general description of this vulnerability type, specific impact varies case by case. CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way, but it is not ideal for WordPress.
Solutions
This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.
Update to version 3.6.4 or later.
Update to version 3.6.4 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can turn on auto-update for vulnerable plugins only.
Timeline
Early warning sent out to Patchstack customers
25 Mar 2024
Published by Patchstack
27 Mar 2024
Plugin page
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