CVE-2013-4339 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

WordPress before 3.6.1 does not properly validate URLs before use in an HTTP redirect, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended redirection restrictions via a crafted string.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00882.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2757-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2013-4225	WordPress before 3.6.1 does not properly validate URLs before use in an HTTP redirect, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended redirection restrictions via a crafted string.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25323
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25324
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116828.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116832.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117118.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/174
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
http://www.osvdb.org/101181

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-09-12T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.945Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-4339

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-09-12T13:30:13.447

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4339

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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