WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2014-8754 Modified

Ad Manager: An open redirect

Ad Manager is affected by an open redirect. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted link can redirect visitors from the trusted site to an attacker-controlled destination.

CVE / CNA score 5.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 5.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Ad Manager
Plugin slug
ad-manager
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 02, 2014
Weakness
NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Dec 02, 2014 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Ad Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Open redirect vulnerability in track-click.php in the Ad-Manager plugin 1.1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the out parameter.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources