WPSID Shortcode <= 1.0.9.2 - Open Redirect
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- WPSID Shortcode
- Affected Version
<= 1.0.9.2- CVSS
- 6.1Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-601 · URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
- CVE
CVE pending
At a glance
This record tracks a medium-severity URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in the WPSID Shortcode WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.0.9.2. It carries a CVSS score of 6.1 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed May 2022.
Vulnerability Overview
The WPSID Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect due to the plugin accepting a user-supplied redirect location via the 'wpsid-redirect-to' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9.2.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site.
CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
WPSID Shortcode <= 1.0.9.2 carries this weakness at wpsid-redirect-to, and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. An open redirect is a page that takes a destination from the request and sends the browser there without checking that the destination belongs to the site.
A link that starts on a trusted domain finishes on an attacker's, which is what makes phishing and consent-screen abuse credible to the person clicking it. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for WPSID Shortcode yet, so installs running <= 1.0.9.2 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
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.
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to WPSID Shortcode: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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