Redirect Warning Plugin 1.3 on MyBB external.php url redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Redirect Warning Plugin 1.3 on MyBB. Impacted is an unknown function of the file external.php. Such manipulation of the argument url leads to redirect. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-28353. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Redirect Warning Plugin 1.3 on MyBB. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file external.php. The manipulation of the argument url with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the External Redirect Warning Plugin 1.3 for MyBB, the redirect URL (aka external.php?url=) is vulnerable to XSS.

The weakness was shared 04/16/2023 as 171403. The advisory is available at packetstormsecurity.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-28353 since 04/02/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1204.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:external.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-32803). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Timelineinfo

04/02/2022 🔍
04/16/2023 +379 days 🔍
04/16/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2026 +1128 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 171403
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-28353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226154
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2023 12:56
Updated: 05/18/2026 17:25
Changes: 04/16/2023 12:56 (39), 05/05/2023 13:24 (11), 05/18/2026 17:25 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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