PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug: pretty-link
Latest version: 4.0.17
Active installs: 200,000+
Known vulnerabilities: 19
Data updated: 2026-10-18 07:29 UTC

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Fixed in version 3.6.21 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 3.6.21
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
PrettyLinks <= 3.6.20 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 's' Parameter CVE-2026-5062 · Source	Medium	4.9	< 3.6.21	2026-08-04

Fixed in version 3.6.16 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 3.6.16
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links Plugin <= 3.6.15 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVE-2025-48247 · Source	Low	0.0	< 3.6.16	2025-05-19

Fixed in version 3.6.4 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 3.6.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Pretty Links – Affiliate Links, Link Branding, Link Tracking & Marketing Plugin <= 3.6.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update CVE-2024-2326 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 3.6.4	2024-03-22

Fixed in version 3.6.3 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 3.6.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Shortlinks by Pretty Links <= 3.6.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via post_status CVE-2024-29770 · Source	High	7.1	< 3.6.3	2024-03-25

Fixed in version 3.4.1 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 3.4.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links Plugin <= 3.4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVE-2022-47149 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 3.4.1	2023-04-13

Fixed in version 2.1.10 (3)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 2.1.10
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Pretty Links <= 2.1.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via track_link CVE-2019-25147 · Source	High	7.2	< 2.1.10	2019-06-19
WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links plugin <= 2.1.9 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 2.1.10	2019-06-25
WordPress Shortlinks by Pretty Links plugin <= 2.1.9 - CSV injection vulnerability No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 2.1.10	2019-06-25

Fixed in version 1.6.8 (2)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.6.8
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Pretty Links – Link Management, Branding, Tracking & Sharing Plugin <= 1.6.7 - SQL Injection CVE-2015-9457 · Source	High	7.2	< 1.6.8	2015-07-08
WordPress Pretty Link Lite Plugin <= 1.6.7 - SQL Injection No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.6.8	2015-11-22

Fixed in version 1.6.4 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.6.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Pretty Link Plugin <= 1.6.3 - Cross Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.6.4	2013-02-20

Fixed in version 1.6.3 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.6.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Pretty Links Lite < 1.6.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2013-1636 · Source	Low	0.0	< 1.6.3	2014-03-12

Fixed in version 1.6.1 (2)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.6.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Pretty Link Lite Plugin <= 1.6.0 - Cross Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.6.1	2016-07-07
Pretty Link Lite <= 1.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.6.1	-

Fixed in version 1.5.6 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.5.6
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Pretty Link Lite Plugin <= 1.5.5 - XSS CVE-2011-5192 · Source	Low	0.0	< 1.5.6	2012-01-06

Fixed in version 1.5.4 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.5.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Pretty Link Lite Plugin <= 1.5.3 - XSS CVE-2011-5191 · Source	Low	0.0	< 1.5.4	2011-12-12

Fixed in version 1.5.3 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.5.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Pretty Link Lite Plugin 1.5.2 - SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.5.3	2012-05-15

Fixed in version 1.4.6 (1)

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Fixed in version 1.4.6
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Pretty Link Plugin 1.4.56 - Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.4.6	2011-10-13

Affects version 1.4.56 and earlier (1)

The source does not state the fixed version; versions after this one are not listed as affected.

PrettyLinks - Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links: Affects version 1.4.56 and earlier
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Pretty Link Lite Plugin 1.4.56 - Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	<= 1.4.56	2011-06-27

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