Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-25074WebP Converter for Media < 4.0.3 - Unauthenticated Open redirect

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity open redirect in WebP Converter for Media – Convert WebP and AVIF & Optimize Images from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official description

The WebP Converter for Media WordPress plugin before 4.0.3 contains a file (passthru.php) which does not validate the src parameter before redirecting the user to it, leading to an Open Redirect issue

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-601

References