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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.4/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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_4.4.2Patch
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444Patch
- 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_4.4.2Patch
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444Patch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377
Timeline
- Published
- May 22, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified