CVE-2021-24210
PhastPress < 1.111 - Open Redirect
Record summary
CVE-2021-24210 has a selected CVSS score of 6.1 (medium); EIP currently links 1 Nuclei template.
Description
There is an open redirect in the PhastPress WordPress plugin before 1.111 that allows an attacker to malform a request to a page with the plugin and then redirect the victim to a malicious page. There is also a support comment from another user one year ago (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phast-php-used-for-remote-fetch/) that says that the php involved in the request only go to whitelisted pages but it's possible to redirect the victim to any domain.
Exploitation context
Available material
- Nuclei templates
- 1
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
PhastPress | CVE List | 1.111 to < 1.111 | affected |
Nuclei templates
1ProjectDiscoveryMEDIUMWordPress PhastPress <1.111 - Open RedirectCVSS 6.1
WordPress PhastPress plugin before 1.111 contains an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker can redirect a user to a malicious site and possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to potential phishing attacks or the execution of other malicious activities.
Remediation
Update the WordPress PhastPress plugin to version 1.111 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
Source: ProjectDiscovery