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Bitly's WordPress Plugin vulnerabilities
Bitly's WordPress Plugin has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 9 Jan 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Latest version
- 2.8.1
- Last updated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Most recent
- 9 Jan 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken access control CVE-2024-12616 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 2.7.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.8.1) | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-5577 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 2.7.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.8.1) | 7 Nov 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-12616, 9 Jan 2025
- The Bitly's WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and retrieve plugin settings. CVE record
- CVE-2023-5577, 7 Nov 2023
- The Bitly's plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wpbitly' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
What to do if you run Bitly's WordPress Plugin
If you run Bitly's WordPress Plugin, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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