VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6815
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/pluggable.php), control characters can trick redirect URL validation.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 2.81%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/pluggable.php), control characters can trick redirect URL validation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.81% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96600Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8766Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96600Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8766Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.