CVE-2026-16296
Clearfy < 2.4.3 - Open Redirect via Cyrlitera 404 Handler
The Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not validate the redirect target in its Cyrlitera old-URL redirect handler, passing a decoded request URI to an unsafe redirect function, which allows unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL when a non-default option is enabled.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.7
Clearfy < 2.4.3 - Open Redirect via Cyrlitera 404 Handler
The Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not validate the redirect target in its Cyrlitera old-URL redirect handler, passing a decoded request URI to an unsafe redirect function, which allows unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL when a non-default option is enabled.
- Record
CVE-2026-16296- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-52598
4.7
The Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not validate the redirect target in its Cyrlitera old-URL redirect handler, passing a decoded request URI to an unsafe redirect function, which allows unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL when a non-default option is enabled.
- Record
EUVD-2026-52598- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qc2w-xhvw-6xmh
4.7
The Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not validate the redirect target in its...
The Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not validate the redirect target in its Cyrlitera old-URL redirect handler, passing a decoded request URI to an unsafe redirect function, which allows unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL when a non-default option is enabled.
- Record
GHSA-qc2w-xhvw-6xmh- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.7
The Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not validate the redirect target in its Cyrlitera old-URL redirect handler, passing a decoded request URI to an unsafe redirect function, which allows unauthenticated attackers to redirect visitors to an arbitrary external URL when a non-default option is enabled.
- Record
CVE-2026-16296- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-16296 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Creative Motion Clearfy Cache, published August 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.