CVE - CVE-2016-2221

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-2221	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:82463 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463 CONFIRM:https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2 CONFIRM:https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444 CONFIRM:https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ DEBIAN:DSA-3472 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472 MISC:https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377 SECTRACK:1034933 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933
Assigning CNA
Debian GNU/Linux
Date Record Created
20160204	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160204)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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