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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1330
CVE-2023-1330:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-1330 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the WordPress plugin Redirection versions below 1.1.4. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on March 10, 2023, by security researcher Mohamed Selim (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of nonce verification when adding redirects in the plugin. This security flaw is classified as CWE-352 and has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5 (medium severity). The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to add unauthorized redirects through CSRF attacks. This could potentially lead to malicious redirections of website traffic without the administrator's knowledge or consent (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.1.4 of the Redirection plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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