# CVE-2023-1330: Redirection < 1.1.4 - Redirect Creation via CSRF

> Attackers can force logged-in users to create unauthorized redirects in the Redirection WordPress plugin due to missing CSRF protection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:** 3 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 14 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-27cj-w94w-9m9v

## What is CVE-2023-1330?

CVE-2023-1330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Redirection, published on 3 Apr 2023. 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 Redirection WordPress plugin before 1.1.4 does not add nonce verification in place when adding the redirect, which could allow attackers to add redirects via a CSRF attack.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1330?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inisev Redirection.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1330 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1330 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Redirection

- [CVE-2023-1331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1331/): Redirection < 1.1.5 - Plugin Reset via CSRF (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1330 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Redirection, published on 3 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1330 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Redirection. 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-2023-1330/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1330/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1330
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1330
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1330

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1330/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.