CVE-2026-88791: Safe Redirect Manager < 2.3.0 - Open Redirect via Wildcard Redirect Rules
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-88791 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) URL Redirection to Untrusted Site vulnerability in unknown safe redirect manager. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.3.0.
Not severe (CVSS 3.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 30-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Safe Redirect Manager WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 does not properly validate the redirect destination when a wildcard redirect rule to an absolute URL is configured, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external website via a crafted request path.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA3.4LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST3.4LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Unknown1 product
- safe redirect manager< 2.3.0
Wordpress1 product
- safe-redirect-manager≤ 2.2.0 (fixed in 2.3.0)
2 vendors · 2 products