CVE-2020-4048 is an open redirect vulnerability in WordPress, affecting versions prior to 5.4.2 and various older branches. It allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL that, when clicked, redirects users to an arbitrary external site due to improper URL sanitization. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.7), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to information disclosure (I:H) by redirecting users to phishing sites or malicious content. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.7, < 3.7.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.8, < 3.8.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.9, < 3.9.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, < 4.0.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1, < 4.1.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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