CVE-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 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.

CVSS v3 7.4 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

7.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2	Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444	Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2	Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444	Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2016-05-22 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-2221

Mitre link : CVE-2016-2221

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2221

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wordpress

wordpress

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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