Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the WordPress WooSidebars plugin and can let an attacker cause a site to redirect users to an unintended external location. The main business risk is phishing or trust abuse using a legitimate domain. Sources identify an upgrade to version 1.4.2 as the fix.
Executive priority
Handle in normal vulnerability remediation cycles, with priority for public websites. The issue is not listed as actively exploited, but it can weaken user trust and support phishing if left unpatched on visible domains.
Technical view
CVE-2015-10114 is a CWE-601 open redirect in WooSidebars through 1.4.1. The issue is tied to the enable_custom_post_sidebars function in classes/class-woo-sidebars.php, where manipulation of the sendback argument can influence redirects. CVSS v2 is 5.0 with network access and partial integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running WooSidebars 1.4.0 or 1.4.1, or otherwise unpatched code before 1.4.2. Public-facing sites carry more brand and phishing risk because redirects may appear to originate from a trusted domain.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says the attack may be launched remotely. It does not provide evidence of active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Treat this as a known, patchable web application weakness rather than confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.
Researcher notes
The provided evidence is specific about the vulnerable function, file, parameter, CWE, affected versions, and patch. It does not document exploit prevalence, required user interaction, or broad product impact beyond WooSidebars. Avoid extrapolating beyond WordPress deployments using this plugin.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade WooSidebars to version 1.4.2 or later.
- Confirm the deployed plugin includes patch commit 1ac6d6ac26e185673f95fc1ccc56a392169ba601.
- Prioritize remediation on public WordPress sites and high-trust domains.
- Review vendor or maintainer guidance before applying nonstandard workarounds.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for WooSidebars installations and versions.
- Verify vulnerable deployments are not running 1.4.0 or 1.4.1.
- Check classes/class-woo-sidebars.php for the patched redirect handling.
- Review web logs for unusual redirects involving sendback parameters.
Public sources used
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CWE-601: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N102.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
5MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.230654CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230654CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/wp-plugins/woosidebars/commit/1ac6d6ac26e185673f95fc1ccc56a392169ba601CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.