PT-2022-9479 · WordPress · Anycomment Wordpress Plugin

Brandon Roldan + 1 · Published 2022-01-17 · Updated 2022-07-21 · CVE-2021-24838

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AnyComment WordPress plugin versions prior to 0.3.5

Description The issue is related to an API endpoint that passes user input via the redirect parameter to the wp redirect() function without validation, leading to an Open Redirect issue. According to the vendor, this behavior is considered a feature.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.3.5, update to version 0.3.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the API endpoint that uses the wp redirect() function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Open Redirect

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-601

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24838

Affected Products

Anycomment Wordpress Plugin

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/562e81ad-7422-4437-a5b4-fcab9379db82 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24838 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24838 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25548 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/35666 · Telegram Post