MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2023-6389

Wordpress Toolbar vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
25.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The WordPress Toolbar WordPress plugin through 2.2.6 redirects to any URL via the "wptbto" parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites if they can successfully trick them into performing an action.
Affected vendor
Abhinavsingh
Affected product
Wordpress Toolbar
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2024-01-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 25.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-6389

  • Confirm whether Abhinavsingh Wordpress Toolbar is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-6389.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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