tab parameter of the settings page of the All 404 Redirect to Homepage: Cross-site scripting
tab parameter of the settings page of the All 404 Redirect to Homepage is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- tab parameter of the settings page of the All 404 Redirect to Homepage
- Plugin slug
all-404-redirect-to-homepage- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 17, 2021
This CVE was published May 17, 2021 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update tab parameter of the settings page of the All 404 Redirect to Homepage 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.
Technical description
The tab parameter of the settings page of the All 404 Redirect to Homepage WordPress plugin before 1.21 was vulnerable to an authenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue as user input was not properly sanitised before being output in an attribute.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N