CVE-2026-25385
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in KaizenCoders URL Shortify url-shortify allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects URL Shortify: from n/a through <= 1.12.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in KaizenCoders URL Shortify plugin allows attackers to make the server perform arbitrary requests to internal or external resources by manipulating URL inputs, potentially exposing internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, or internal network infrastructure.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify URL Shortify plugin is installedAccess WordPress admin panel under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/url-shortify/ directory via file system or FTP/SSHAffected if The URL Shortify plugin by KaizenCoders is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in main file (url-shortify.php) for 'Version:' value, or view in WordPress plugin admin pageAffected if The installed version matches any version range listed in CVE-2026-25385 affected versions (compare your installed version to the affected ranges)
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Confirm URL shortening feature is enabledNavigate to plugin settings in WordPress admin (usually under Settings > URL Shortify) and verify the link creation/shortening feature is activeAffected if The plugin URL shortening functionality is enabled and accessible to users or attackers
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Check for exposed URL input endpointsTest GET/POST requests to common shortening endpoints such as /?url= or /shorten, or inspect plugin source code for functions handling external URL parametersAffected if The plugin accepts user-supplied URLs through GET/POST parameters without strict validation
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Verify server network accessibilityReview server firewall rules and WordPress HTTP request restrictions to determine if the server can make outbound HTTP requestsAffected if The server has outbound network access and the plugin processes arbitrary URLs without allowlist restrictions
A user is affected if the URL Shortify plugin is installed with a vulnerable version and its URL shortening feature is accessible, allowing arbitrary URL input that the server will request.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest patched version of URL Shortify; if no patch available, implement strict allowlist-based URL validation and restrict outbound network access from the server.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-25385 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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