CVE-2019-6780 Open redirect in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

The Wise Chat plugin for WordPress fails to secure external links, allowing attackers to exploit open redirects via missing noopener and noreferrer attributes.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2019-6780?

CVE-2019-6780 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2019. 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 Wise Chat plugin before 2.7 for WordPress mishandles external links because rendering/filters/post/WiseChatLinksPostFilter.php omits noopener and noreferrer.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6780?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kaine Wise Chat.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-6780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6432-c556-jjq9.

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