vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: better-wp-security: CVE-2023-28786: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 27, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 27, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The iThemes Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to open redirection in versions up to, and including, 8.1.4. This is due to the use of wp_redirect instead of wp_safe_redirect in the redirect_to_https function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily redirect users via a forged request granted they can trick a the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Solution
better-wp-security-plugin-cve-2023-28786
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28786
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/047cd34e-f2a1-4643-a1c5-3ead926b83ca?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-32421
- CVE-2023-28786
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-28786
- CWE-601
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-32421
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