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.
Published: 2016-05-22
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: 3.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-418-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3472-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3305 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.449Z

Reserved: 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2221

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-22T01:59:14.103

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-2221

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