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CVE-2021-25111· english wordpress admin project / english wordpress admin· CWE-601

WordPress English Admin <1.5.2 - Open Redirect

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

1.9%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

80%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress English Admin plugin before 1.5.2 contains an open redirect vulnerability. The plugin does not validate the admin_custom_language_return_url before redirecting users to it. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to phishing attacks or the execution of other malicious activities.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the WordPress English Admin plugin (1.5.2 or higher) to fix the open redirect vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=heartbeat&admin_custom_language_toggle=1&admin_custom_language_return_url=https://interact.sh
Positive when: matches in header /(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?:\/\/|\/\/|\/\\\\|\/\\)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*…/

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2021-25111 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2021-25111

info:
  name: WordPress English Admin <1.5.2 - Open Redirect
  author: akincibor
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress English Admin plugin before 1.5.2 contains an open redirect vulnerability. The plugin does not validate the admin_custom_language_return_url before redirecting users to it. An attacker can possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to phishing attacks or the execution of other malicious activities.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress English Admin plugin (1.5.2 or higher) to fix the open redirect vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/af548fab-96c2-4129-b609-e24aad0b1fc4
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25111
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2021-25111
    cwe-id: CWE-601
    epss-score: 0.01908
    epss-percentile: 0.79943
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:english_wordpress_admin_project:english_wordpress_admin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: english_wordpress_admin_project
    product: english_wordpress_admin
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2021,cve,unauth,wpscan,wp-plugin,redirect,wordpress,wp,english_wordpress_admin_project,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=heartbeat&admin_custom_language_toggle=1&admin_custom_language_return_url=https://interact.sh"

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - '(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?:\/\/|\/\/|\/\\\\|\/\\)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)interact\.sh\/?(\/|[^.].*)?$' # https://regex101.com/r/L403F0/1

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