What is CVE-2026-1277?

CVE-2026-1277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaizencoders Url Shortify – Simple And Easy Shortener, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-1277?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Open Redirect in Kaizencoders Url Shortify – Simple And Easy Shortener

CVE-2026-1277

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.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Kaizencoders Url Shortify – Simple And Easy Shortener — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1277?: CVE-2026-1277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaizencoders Url Shortify – Simple And Easy Shortener, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-1277?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.