CVE-2023-6389 (GCVE-0-2023-6389)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-29 14:44 – Updated: 2025-06-20 19:43
VLAI
Title
WordPress Toolbar <= 2.2.6 - Open Redirect
Summary
The WordPress Toolbar WordPress plugin through 2.2.6 redirects to any URL via the "wptbto" parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites if they can successfully trick them into performing an action.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown WordPress Toolbar Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2.6 (semver)
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Credits
Daniel Ruf WPScan
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