CVE-2016-2221 Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.4.2+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362701
- published 22 May 2016
- disclosed 22 May 2016
Introduced: 22 May 2016
CVE-2016-2221 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.4.2+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2221
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933