CVE-2023-41648
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The CVE-2023-41648 is an URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability affecting the WordPress Login and Logout Redirect plugin developed by Swapnil V. Patil. The vulnerability was discovered in versions up to 2.0.3 and was initially reported on June 30, 2023, with public disclosure occurring on September 1, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) by NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Additionally, Patchstack assigned a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows malicious actors to redirect users from legitimate sites to potentially malicious ones due to insufficient validation of redirect URLs. This could lead to phishing incidents where users are initially directed to a legitimate site before being redirected to a malicious one (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

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