Description
The elink – Embed Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Malicious Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to the plugin not restricting URLS that can be supplied through the elink shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to supply an HTML file that can be leverged to redirect users to a malicious domain.
Problem types
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Product status
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Timeline
2025-08-14: | Disclosed |
Credits
Shreyas Malhotra
References
www.wordfence.com/...-07a9-47ba-bba4-85abd8f8a207?source=cve
wordpress.org/plugins/elink-embed-content/