Open Redirect Affecting wordpress package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.55% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2510-WORDPRESS-15026347
  • published17 Jan 2026
  • disclosed11 Sept 2019

Introduced: 11 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-16220  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-601  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:25.10 wordpress.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:25.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In WordPress before 5.2.3, validation and sanitization of a URL in wp_validate_redirect in wp-includes/pluggable.php could lead to an open redirect if a provided URL path does not start with a forward slash.

CVSS Base Scores

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