Impact
The Solutions Ad Manager plugin contains an open redirect flaw caused by insufficient validation of the 'sam-redirect-to' parameter, allowing attackers to craft URLs that redirect unsuspecting users to malicious sites. This vulnerability permits unauthenticated users to trigger the redirect without credentials, facilitating phishing or drive‑by download campaigns. The weakness is identified as CWE‑601.
Affected Systems
WordPress sites running the Solutions Ad Manager plugin version 1.0.0 or earlier are vulnerable. The product is developed by solutionsbysteve and is known as Solutions Ad Manager.
Risk and Exploitability
The CVSS base score is 4.7, indicating moderate severity, while the EPSS score is below 1%, suggesting a low current exploitation probability and no listing in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers can exploit the flaw via a browser by delivering a crafted link that includes the unvalidated 'sam-redirect-to' parameter. The impact is limited to redirecting traffic, but it can be used as a foothold for further malicious activity such as phishing or malware delivery.
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