CVE-2016-2221
published 2016-05-22CVE-2016-2221: 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…
PriorityP432high7.4CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCNIHAN
EPSS
4.70%
90.8th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wordpress | < wordpress 4.4.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | wordpress 4.4.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| wordpress | wordpress | <= 4.4.1 | — |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.4.2+dfsg-1 | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.4.2+dfsg-1 | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.4.2+dfsg-1 | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 4.4.2+dfsg-1 | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.4HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
osv7.4HIGH
vendor_debian7.4HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-fwqj-qf3c-gm6c: Open redirect vulnerability in the wp_validate_redirect function in wp-includes/pluggable
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-2221 [HIGH] GHSA-fwqj-qf3c-gm6c: Open redirect vulnerability in the wp_validate_redirect function in wp-includes/pluggable
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.
OSV
CVE-2016-2221: Open redirect vulnerability in the wp_validate_redirect function in wp-includes/pluggable
osv·2016-05-22·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2016-2221 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2221: Open redirect vulnerability in the wp_validate_redirect function in wp-includes/pluggable
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.
Debian
CVE-2016-2221: wordpress - Open redirect vulnerability in the wp_validate_redirect function in wp-includes/...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2016-2221 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2221: wordpress - Open redirect vulnerability in the wp_validate_redirect function in wp-includes/...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.4.2+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.4.2+dfsg-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.4.2+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.4.2+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.4.2+dfsg-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2 [epel-all]
bugzilla·2016-02-08·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2016-2221 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2 [epel-all]
CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2 [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2
bugzilla·2016-02-08·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2016-2221 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2
CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2
The following issues were fixed in the 4.4.2 upstream version of WordPress:
- An open redirection attack:
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444
- A possible SSRF for certain local URIs:
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36435
CVEs assigned in:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/283
External References:
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
Discussion:
Created wordpress tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1305472]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1305473]
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2 [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-02-08·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2016-2221 [HIGH] CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2 [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-2221 CVE-2016-2222 wordpress: SSRF and open redirect issues fixed in 4.4.2 [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple sup
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377
2016-05-22
Published