XSS in John Godley Redirection Plugin
CVE-2011-4562
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) view/admin/log_item.php and (2) view/admin/log_item_details.php in the Redirection plugin 2.2.9 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Referer HTTP header in a request to a post that does not exist.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- John Godley Redirection Plugin — versions 2.2.9
- WordPress
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/changelog/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49985 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70373 (vdb-entry)
- dotxed.net/2011/websicherheit/lazy-xss-wenn-statistiken-und-loggs-zur-gefahr-we… (URL Repurposed)
- osvdb.org/76092 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/105573/wpredirection229-xss.txt (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/46310 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-4562?
- CVE-2011-4562 is a vulnerability in John Godley Redirection Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2011-11-28.
- Is CVE-2011-4562 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.