CVE-2023-40602 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40602: WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce Plugin <= 1.5.49 is vulnerable to Open Redirection

Vendor Doofinder

Product Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search

Weakness CWE-601 · Open redirect

Published December 19, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.7/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Doofinder Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search.This issue affects Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search: from n/a through 1.5.49.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Doofinder WP & WooCommerce Search versions up to 1.5.49 contain an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link that redirects users to an external website after they interact with the plugin. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not directly compromise the site, but can be used in phishing attacks.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Redirect site visitors to a malicious external website via a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site could be used to phish visitors or distribute malware, damaging user trust.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must click a malicious link; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 19, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40602 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html AskarLabs — CWE-601 write-up URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-40602

CWE CWE-601

CVSS 4.7 / MEDIUM

Affected versions