Description
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Mehul Gohil Aculect AI Companion aculect-ai-companion allows Phishing.This issue affects Aculect AI Companion: from n/a through 0.8.1.
Published: 2026-10-02
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Unvalidated redirects enabling phishing via external URLs
Action: Apply patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A URL redirection flaw in the Aculect AI Companion plugin permits an attacker to forward users to untrusted sites. The weakness allows a crafted request to trigger an open redirect, creating an avenue for phishing campaigns. This is a moderate severity issue (CVSS 4.7) classified under CWE-601. The vulnerability can compromise confidentiality by luring users to malicious domains.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability afflicts all WordPress installations of the Aculect AI Companion plugin up to and including version 0.8.1. No lower bound is specified, which implies that versions prior to 0.8.1 are also at risk unless patched.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.7 indicates moderate risk, and the EPSS score is not available. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Attackers likely exploit it by distributing a short link that redirects unsuspecting users to phishing sites. No special conditions are required beyond the presence of the vulnerable plugin; a publicly reachable site with the plugin installed is sufficient.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 2, 2026 at 16:38 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Aculect AI Companion plugin to a version newer than 0.8.1.
  • Disable or restrict the redirect functionality in the plugin’s settings to allow only whitelisted domains.
  • Configure web application firewall or security plugin rules to block or log unexpected redirect URLs during normal operation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 2, 2026 at 16:38 UTC.

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History

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Mehul Gohil Aculect AI Companion aculect-ai-companion allows Phishing.This issue affects Aculect AI Companion: from n/a through 0.8.1.
Title WordPress Aculect AI Companion plugin <= 0.8.1 - Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-601
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-02T15:04:38.397Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T10:48:50.116Z

Link: CVE-2026-39600

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T15:04:33.335Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-02T15:17:09.763

Modified: 2026-10-02T17:52:32.600

Link: CVE-2026-39600

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-10-02T16:45:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-601

    URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')