CVE-2021-24406

wpForo Forum < 1.9.7 - Open Redirect

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 6, 2021 at 11:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorwpForo Forum

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 did not validate the redirect_to parameter in the login form of the forum, leading to an open redirect issue after a successful login. Such issue could allow an attacker to induce a user to use a login URL redirecting to a website under their control and being a replica of the legitimate one, asking them to re-enter their credentials (which will then in the attacker hands)

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

wpForo Forum· Gvectorswordpress-plugin
95%
v < 1.9.7
Affected range stops below 1.9.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-601

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