Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-0509WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post <= 1.0.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via request
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post from hwk-fr. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘request’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| hwk-fr | WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post | 0 – through 1.0.3 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N