# CVE-2018-17074: Open redirect in n/a

> An attacker can redirect users to malicious sites via the feed-stats-url parameter in the Feed Statistics plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2018-1000806, GHSA-3ghf-chw5-4mxm

## What is CVE-2018-17074?

CVE-2018-17074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Feed Statistics plugin before 4.0 for WordPress has an Open Redirect via the feed-stats-url parameter.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17074?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Feed Statistics Project Feed Statistics.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-17074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-17074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-45605](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45605/): WordPress Feed Statistics Plugin <= 4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-17074 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-17074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17074/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17074/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17074
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17074
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17074

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17074/
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