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CVE-2016-2221 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2 CVEPatch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444 CVEPatch
https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 4.4.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2221
NVD Published Date:
May 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-2221 Details - Not Deferred