Age Verification up to 0.4 age-verification.php redirect_to input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Age Verification up to 0.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file age-verification.php. The manipulation of the argument redirect_to leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-6499. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Age Verification up to 0.4. This issue affects an unknown part of the file age-verification.php. The manipulation of the argument redirect_to with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open redirect vulnerability in age-verification.php in the Age Verification plugin 0.4 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the redirect_to parameter.

The weakness was presented 01/11/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6499 since 01/11/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:age-verification.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 databases at Exploit-DB (18350), SecurityFocus (BID 51357†) and OSVDB (82584†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/10/2012 🔍
01/11/2013 +367 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +802 days 🔍
06/03/2025 +3724 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-6499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63353
SecurityFocus: 51357 - WordPress Age Verification plugin 'redirect_to' Parameter URI Redirection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 82584

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/03/2025 08:29
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (51), 03/18/2019 08:46 (4), 06/03/2025 08:29 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:272:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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