CVE-2024-54255 WordPress Login Widget With Shortcode plugin <= 6.1.2 - Open Redirection vulnerability
An attacker can redirect users to malicious sites via the Login Widget With Shortcode plugin, facilitating phishing attacks against WordPress users.
- 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-2024-54255?
CVE-2024-54255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in aviplugins.com Login Widget With Shortcode, published on 9 Dec 2024. 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
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in aviplugins.com Login Widget With Shortcode login-sidebar-widget allows Phishing.This issue affects Login Widget With Shortcode: from n/a through <= 6.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54255?
How do I fix CVE-2024-54255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-54255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92cp-8wwq-gm56.