CVE-2023-6786: payment gateway for telcell vulnerability

What is known

The Payment Gateway for Telcell WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not validate the api_url parameter before redirecting the user to its value, leading to an Open Redirect issue

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-6786, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) affecting payment gateway for telcell, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether payment gateway for telcell is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
• Reference