WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-25111 Modified

English WordPress Admin: An open redirect

English WordPress Admin 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 6.1 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
English WordPress Admin
Plugin slug
english-wordpress-admin
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 25, 2022
Weakness
CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

This CVE was published Apr 25, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update English WordPress Admin 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 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

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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