Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2021-4338404 to 301 <= 3.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Redirect Creation
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in 404 to 301 – Redirect, Log and Notify 404 Errors from joelcj91. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The 404 to 301 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on the open_redirect & save_redirect functions in versions up to, and including, 3.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to view, create and edit redirections.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| joelcj91 | 404 to 301 – Redirect, Log and Notify 404 Errors | 0 – through 3.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/05d6b27f-b1e5-4bb8-b7db-f8295a5e0d5b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2546695/404-to-301
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/broken-access-control-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-404-to-301-plugin/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f147107-bc5a-4a01-9979-cd9e16061f12
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-404-to-301-redirect-log-and-notify-404-errors-security-bypass-3-0-7/