CVE-2016-2221 | BDVDB-2026-76103 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.