CVE-2023-6389 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WordPress Toolbar WordPress plugin through 2.2.6 redirects to any URL via the "wptbto" parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites if they can successfully trick them into performing an action.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.52517.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Abhinavsingh	Wordpress Toolbar

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:abhinavsingh:wordpress_toolbar:*:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://magos-securitas.com/txt/CVE-2023-6389.txt
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04dafc55-3a8d-4dd2-96da-7a8b100e5a81/

History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-01-29T14:44:16.273Z

Updated: 2025-06-20T19:43:33.210Z

Reserved: 2023-11-29T20:04:45.102Z

Link: CVE-2023-6389

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:28:21.816Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-29T15:15:09.410

Modified: 2025-06-20T20:15:27.173

Link: CVE-2023-6389

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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