VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4029
WordPress before 4.5 does not consider octal and hexadecimal IP address formats when determining an intranet address, which allows remote attackers to bypass an intended SSRF protection mechanism via a crafted address.
HIGH 8.6EPSS 3.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
WordPress before 4.5 does not consider octal and hexadecimal IP address formats when determining an intranet address, which allows remote attackers to bypass an intended SSRF protection mechanism via a crafted address.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.52% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5Release Notes
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681Mailing List
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036594Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=4.5Patch
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8473Broken Link
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5Release Notes
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681Mailing List
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036594Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=4.5Patch
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8473Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.