CVE-2024-49682 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-49682: WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.5.3 - Open Redirection vulnerability

Vendor Wp.insider

Product Simple Membership

Weakness CWE-601 · Open redirect

Published October 24, 2024

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 wp.insider Simple Membership simple-membership allows Phishing.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through <= 4.5.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Membership versions up to 4.5.3 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. This can be used to phish credentials or distribute malware. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not directly compromise the site itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users may be phished or exposed to malware if they click attacker-controlled links within your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must click a malicious link; no authentication or special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 24, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49682 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html AskarLabs — CWE-601 write-up URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

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