Description
The Otter Blocks WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not validate that a user-supplied return URL belongs to the site before using it to build the return destination of a Stripe Checkout session, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect victims who complete or cancel checkout to an arbitrary external URL.
Published: 2026-10-18
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Open Redirect
Action: Update Plugin
AI Analysis

Impact

The Otter Blocks WordPress plugin, before version 3.2.3, fails to validate user-supplied return URLs before incorporating them into Stripe Checkout session redirects. This flaw allows attackers to set arbitrary external URLs for victims who finish or cancel checkout, enabling phishing or malicious redirect attacks. The weakness corresponds to an open redirect flaw (CWE‑601) and could expose users to social‑engineering or credential theft attempts.

Affected Systems

Otter Blocks WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.2.3. The vulnerability affects any WordPress site that relies on an unsecured Otter Blocks installation.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 5.4, indicating moderate risk, and the EPSS score is unavailable, making the precise exploitation likelihood uncertain. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV inventory, suggesting no known large‑scale exploitation activity. Nonetheless, being an unauthenticated open redirect that can be triggered through the public checkout interface implies a moderate risk; attackers can craft URLs that lure users onto malicious sites after finishing or canceling checkout. Due to the lack of input validation, the attack surface is broad and requires no special user privileges.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 18, 2026 at 13:52 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Otter Blocks plugin to version 3.2.3 or newer, which includes proper return URL validation.
  • Verify and enforce a URL allowlist for Stripe Checkout return URLs, ensuring they point only to the site’s own domain or trusted domains.
  • If an immediate update is not possible, block or remove the return_url parameter from the Checkout session or rewrite it through web‑server rules so that only allowed values are accepted.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 18, 2026 at 13:52 UTC.

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History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions otter Blocks
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions otter Blocks

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-601

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Otter Blocks WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not validate that a user-supplied return URL belongs to the site before using it to build the return destination of a Stripe Checkout session, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect victims who complete or cancel checkout to an arbitrary external URL.
Title Otter Blocks < 3.2.3 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via Stripe Checkout Block
References

Subscriptions

Wordpress-extensions Otter Blocks
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T11:12:31.318Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T11:18:33.392Z

Link: CVE-2026-109937

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T10:58:22.967Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-18T07:16:50.927

Modified: 2026-10-19T21:02:51.987

Link: CVE-2026-109937

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T14:45:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-601

    URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')