# CVE-2023-1331: Redirection < 1.1.5 - Plugin Reset via CSRF

> Attackers can trick logged-in admins into deleting all redirections via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to the Redirection plugin.

- **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:** 17 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5w4-p5hq-hh3c

## What is CVE-2023-1331?

CVE-2023-1331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Redirection, published on 17 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 1.1.5 does not have CSRF checks in the uninstall action, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins delete all the redirections through a CSRF attack.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1331?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inisev Redirection.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1331?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1331 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1331 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Redirection

- [CVE-2023-1330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1330/): Redirection < 1.1.4 - Redirect Creation via CSRF (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1331 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Redirection, published on 17 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-2023-1331 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-2023-1331/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1331/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1331
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1331
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1331

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1331/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.