Safe Redirect Manager < 2.3.0 - Open Redirect via Wildcard Redirect Rules
Priority LOW 16CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
The Safe Redirect Manager WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 does not properly validate the redirect destination when a wildcard redirect rule to an absolute URL is configured, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external website via a crafted request path.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00178 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Safe Redirect Manager (Unknown): 2.3.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Safe Redirect Manager | before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Safe Redirect Manager VendorUnknown Affected before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Safe Redirect Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 2.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88791
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxpw-g4gr-qqvv
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-88791 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88791 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxpw-g4gr-qqvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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