CVE-2021-24406

MEDIUM NUCLEI

wpForo Forum < 1.9.7 - Open Redirect via Login Form redirect_to Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-24406 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 did not validate the redirect_to parameter in the login form of the forum, leading to an open redirect issue after a successful login. Such issue could allow an attacker to induce a user to use a login URL redirecting to a website under their control and being a replica of the legitimate one, asking them to re-enter their credentials (which will then in the attacker hands)

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress wpForo Forum < 1.9.7 - Open Redirect
MEDIUMby 0x_Akoko

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9284931-555b-4c96-86a3-09e1040b0388

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0338
EPSS Percentile 87.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-601
Status published
Products (1)
gvectors/wpforo_forum < 1.9.7
Published Jul 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026