Open redirect in WordPress SEO Plugin - Rank Math - CVE-2020-11515
Published: April 6, 2020 / Updated: April 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26596
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11515
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in the "rankmath/v1/updateRedirection" REST-API endpoint in "update_redirection" function. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain..
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
WordPress SEO Plugin - Rank Math
How to mitigate CVE-2020-11515
Install updates from vendor's website.
WordPress SEO Plugin - Rank Math - update to 1.0.41