Login Widget With Shortcode <= 6.1.2 - Open Redirect

2024-12-05 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginLogin Widget With Shortcode

Affected Version<= 6.1.2

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2024-54255

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Vulnerability Overview

The Login Widget With Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.2. This is due to insufficient validation on the redirect url supplied. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites if they can successfully trick them into performing an action.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54255 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9ce819fa-5c94-4116-9361-1de24619c27b

CVSS Vector

6.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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