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CVE-2021-25111 (GCVE-0-2021-25111)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-25 15:50 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:56
VLAI
Title
English WordPress Admin < 1.5.2 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect
Summary
The English WordPress Admin WordPress plugin before 1.5.2 does not validate the admin_custom_language_return_url before redirecting users o it, leading to an open redirect issue
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown English WordPress Admin Affected: 1.5.2 , < 1.5.2 (custom)
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Credits
Krzysztof Zając
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