CVE-2016-2221
WordPress Open Redirect Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 22, 2016, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-2221 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-2221 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-2221 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html">CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2 Patch Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444 No Types Assigned https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444 Patch Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2221 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2221
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.65 }} 0.00%
score
0.76211
percentile