WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Patreon WordPress < 1.10.0 - Open Redirect via 'state' Parameter

Description

The plugin does not validate a user-supplied redirect destination before redirecting, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL through a crafted link, which is useful for phishing.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.10.0

References

Classification

Type
REDIRECT
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Mike Gozdiskowski
Submitter
Mike Gozdiskowski
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-10-14 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-07 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-15 (about 1 day ago)

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