CVE-2016-2222 Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.4.2+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.32% (87th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363675
- published 22 May 2016
- disclosed 22 May 2016
Introduced: 22 May 2016
CVE-2016-2222 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.
The wp_http_validate_url function in wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a zero value in the first octet of an IPv4 address in the u parameter to wp-admin/press-this.php.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2222
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472
- https://hackerone.com/reports/110801
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36435
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8376
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20433070
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82454
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933
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