PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: known security problems
9 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 9 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 3.6.21 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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Someone who already has an admin account could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.6.20
- Fixed in
- 3.6.21
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 3.6.21 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-5062
- Report title
- PrettyLinks <= 3.6.20 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 's' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.6.15
- Fixed in
- 3.6.16
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 3.6.16 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-48247
- Report title
- Shortlinks by Pretty Links <= 3.6.15 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.6.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.6.2
- Fixed in
- 3.6.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 3.6.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-29770
- Report title
- Shortlinks by Pretty Links <= 3.6.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via post_status
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 3.6.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.6.3
- Fixed in
- 3.6.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 3.6.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-2326
- Report title
- Pretty Links – Affiliate Links, Link Branding, Link Tracking & Marketing Plugin <= 3.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 3.4.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.4.0
- Fixed in
- 3.4.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 3.4.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-47149
- Report title
- Shortlinks by Pretty Links <= 3.4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via route
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 2.1.10
- Fixed in
- 2.1.10
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 2.1.10 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-25147
- Report title
- Pretty Links <= 2.1.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via track_link
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.6.8
- Fixed in
- 1.6.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 1.6.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2015-9457
- Report title
- Pretty Links – Link Management, Branding, Tracking & Sharing Plugin <= 1.6.7 - SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.6.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.6.3
- Fixed in
- 1.6.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 1.6.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2013-1636
- Report title
- Pretty Links Lite < 1.6.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.5.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.5.6
- Fixed in
- 1.5.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links to version 1.5.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2011-4595
- Report title
- Pretty Links – Link Management, Branding, Tracking & Sharing Plugin < 1.5.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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