What is CVE-2023-45058?

CVE-2023-45058 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaizencoders Short Url, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-45058?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45058 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Kaizencoders Short Url

CVE-2023-45058

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in KaizenCoders Short URL plugin <= 1.6.8 versions.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-10-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shorten-url/wordpress-short-url-plugin-1-… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45058?: CVE-2023-45058 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaizencoders Short Url, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-45058?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45058 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.