CVE-2021-24210

Public Exploit
PhastPress < 1.111 - Open Redirect

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.71% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com
Affected: Unknown PhastPress
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9b3c5412-8699-49e8-b60c-20d2085857fb third party advisory exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2497610/ third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-24210?
CVE-2021-24210 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-24210?
To fix CVE-2021-24210, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-24210 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-24210 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-24210?
CVE-2021-24210 affects Unknown PhastPress.
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