CVE-2016-2221

Published May 22, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.4 High EPSS 4.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-418-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3472-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3305 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:24 PM
Reserved
Feb 4, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 22, 2016, 1:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM