404 to 301 <= 3.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Redirect Creation

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2021-4338
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published June 18, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

The 404 to 301 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on the open_redirect & save_redirect functions in versions up to, and including, 3.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to view, create and edit redirections.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug 404-to-301 (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.7
Patched Version
  • 3.0.8
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