WordPress Core < 6.0.3 - Open Redirect

2022-10-18 00:00
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Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.7.40
Affected CoreWordPress 6.0
Affected Version3.6.1 – 6.0.2 · 25 branches
CVSS5.4Medium
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

WordPress Core is vulnerable to open redirect in versions up to 6.0.3. This is due to insufficient validation of the 'Referer' header and _wp_http_referer request parameter when a user accesses a link with an expired or invalid nonce. This would make it possible for an attacker to redirect a victim to a potentially malicious site, granted they could trick the victim into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.40, 3.8.40, 3.9.38, 4.0.37, 4.1.37, 4.2.34, 4.3.30, 4.4.29, 4.5.28, 4.6.25, 4.7.25, 4.8.21, 4.9.22, 5.0.18, 5.1.15, 5.2.17, 5.3.14, 5.4.12, 5.5.11, 5.6.10, 5.7.8, 5.8.6, 5.9.5, 6.0.3 --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')) The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.

External References

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