CVE-2016-2221 (GCVE-0-2016-2221)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-22 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Open redirect vulnerability in the wp_validate_redirect function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a malformed URL that triggers incorrect hostname parsing, as demonstrated by an https:example.com URL.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2016-02-04 00:00
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