CVE-2016-2222 (GCVE-0-2016-2222)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-22 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
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Summary
The wp_http_validate_url function in wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a zero value in the first octet of an IPv4 address in the u parameter to wp-admin/press-this.php.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-02-04 00:00
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