CVE-2021-24406: The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 did not validate the redirect_to parameter in the login form of the forum, leading to an open redirect issue after a successful login. Such issue coul...

Summary

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 did not validate the redirect_to parameter in the login form of the forum, leading to an open redirect issue after a successful login. Such issue could allow an attacker to induce a user to use a login URL redirecting to a website under their control an...

What to do

Update gvectors wpforo_forum to version 1.9.7 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
gvectors	wpforo_forum	< 1.9.7 `cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpforo_forum::::::wordpress::*`

Original advisory text

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 did not validate the redirect_to parameter in the login form of the forum, leading to an open redirect issue after a successful login. Such issue coul...

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 did not validate the redirect_to parameter in the login form of the forum, leading to an open redirect issue after a successful login. Such issue could allow an attacker to induce a user to use a login URL redirecting to a website under their control and being a replica of the legitimate one, asking them to re-enter their credentials (which will then in the attacker hands)

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9284931-555b-4c96-86a3-09e1040b0388 Exploit Third Party Advisory