Known vulnerabilities in BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP

Shorten, cloak, redirect & track every link in WordPress. Branded short URLs, click analytics, affiliate links & MCP access for AI assistants.

4Reported vulnerabilities

6.5Highest CVSS score

3.1.0Latest version

20,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP to 3.1.1 or later. 4 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 11, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2021-24812	Medium 5.4	0.6%	Before 1.2.6	`1.2.6`	November 23, 2021
CVE-2023-45104	Medium 6.5	0.4%	1.6.0 and earlier	`1.6.1`	October 18, 2023
CVE-2024-51672	Medium 4.9	0.5%	2.1.7 and earlier	`2.1.8`	November 1, 2024
CVE-2026-19801	Medium 4.3	0.3%	0 to 3.1.0 (inclusive)	`3.1.1`	August 25, 2026

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.