CVE-2016-2221
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.4.2+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | {"endIncluding":"4.4.1"} | |
References
- 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
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2221
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.