CVE-2025-49325 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49325: WordPress Newspack Newsletters plugin <= 3.13.0 - Open Redirection Vulnerability

Vendor Automattic

Product Newspack Newsletters

Weakness CWE-601 · Open redirect

Published June 6, 2025

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 Automattic Newspack Newsletters newspack-newsletters allows Phishing.This issue affects Newspack Newsletters: from n/a through <= 3.13.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Newspack Newsletters versions 3.13.0 and earlier contain an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link that redirects users to an external website when clicked. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope of the application, potentially allowing attackers to conduct phishing or credential harvesting 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

Attackers can use your site to phish subscribers or redirect them to malware sites, damaging your reputation.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must click a malicious link; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49325 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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