# CVE-2019-19915: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Subscribers can inject XSS via redirect rules in a WordPress plugin, potentially leading to site compromise and user infections.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r8f7-ff3w-94hq

## What is CVE-2019-19915?

CVE-2019-19915 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The "301 Redirects - Easy Redirect Manager" plugin before 2.45 for WordPress allows users (with subscriber or greater access) to modify, delete, or inject redirect rules, and exploit XSS, with the /admin-ajax.php?action=eps_redirect_save and /admin-ajax.php?action=eps_redirect_delete actions. This could result in a loss of site availability, malicious redirects, and user infections. This could also be exploited via CSRF.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19915?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webfactoryltd 301 Redirects.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19915?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-24142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24142/): 301 Redirects - Easy Redirect Manager < 2.51 - Authenticated SQL Injection (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19915 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19915 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19915 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-2019-19915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19915/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19915
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19915
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19915

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19915/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.