CVE-2020-11515 Open redirect in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can create arbitrary redirect URIs via an insecure REST API endpoint, enabling phishing or traffic redirection attacks.

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-2020-11515?

CVE-2020-11515 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Apr 2020. 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 Rank Math plugin through 1.0.40.2 for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create new URIs (that redirect to an external web site) via the unsecured rankmath/v1/updateRedirection REST API endpoint. In other words, this is not an "Open Redirect" issue; instead, it allows the attacker to create a new URI with an arbitrary name (e.g., the /exampleredirect URI).

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11515?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rankmath Seo.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11515?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11515 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-11515 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2g3-6rq6-34pc.

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