Improper Privilege Management in Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin - #VU27419
Published: April 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27419
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a lack of capability check and a weak security nonce. A remote authenticated attacker can interact with the plugin settings and create a redirect link that would forward all traffic to an external malicious website.
Redirections are performed via the 'Location' header".
Affected software
Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.