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WordPress WebP Converter for Media < 4.0.3 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect

ID: CVE-2021-25074

Severity: medium

Author: dhiyaneshDk

Tags: cve2021,cve,redirect,wp-plugin,webpconverter,wpscan,wordpress,webp_converter_for_media_project

Description

Section titled “Description”

WordPress WebP Converter for Media < 4.0.3 contains a file (passthru.php) which does not validate the src parameter before redirecting the user to it, leading to an open redirect issue.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2021-25074


info:
  name: WordPress WebP Converter for Media < 4.0.3 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect
  author: dhiyaneshDk
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress WebP Converter for Media < 4.0.3 contains a file (passthru.php) which does not validate the src parameter before redirecting the user to it, leading to an open redirect issue.
  impact: |
    An attacker can trick users into visiting a malicious website, leading to potential phishing attacks or the disclosure of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress WebP Converter for Media plugin (4.0.3) or remove the plugin if not needed.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f3c0a155-9563-4533-97d4-03b9bac83164
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25074
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  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-2021-25074
    cwe-id: CWE-601
    epss-score: 0.00106
    epss-percentile: 0.43227
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:webp_converter_for_media_project:webp_converter_for_media:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: webp_converter_for_media_project
    product: webp_converter_for_media
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2021,cve,redirect,wp-plugin,webpconverter,wpscan,wordpress,webp_converter_for_media_project


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/webp-converter-for-media/includes/passthru.php?src=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
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100d75cf733d19db34310d386f768132748bc5f7d2f9fbc19a69778a70018dcc212022100a397a722347191b390c96e701a204c28545d4a5142c984eede56867f2144cd19:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25074.yaml"

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