CVE-2024-1566 Redirects <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization via save
Unauthenticated attackers can modify redirects in the Redirects WordPress plugin, potentially leading to phishing or malicious redirection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1566?
CVE-2024-1566 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in mattdeclaire Redirects, published on 28 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Redirects plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change redirects created with this plugin. This could lead to undesired redirection to phishing sites or malicious web pages.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Declaire Redirects.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-1566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxfv-72fg-9mpc.