First published: Wed Sep 11 2019(Updated: )
In WordPress before 5.2.3, validation and sanitization of a URL in wp_validate_redirect in wp-includes/pluggable.php could lead to an open redirect if a provided URL path does not start with a forward slash.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/wordpress | 5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1 5.0.19+dfsg1-0+deb10u1 5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2 6.1.1+dfsg1-1 6.3.1+dfsg1-1 | |
WordPress | <5.2.3 | |
Debian GNU/Linux | =8.0 | |
Debian GNU/Linux | =9.0 | |
Debian GNU/Linux | =10.0 |
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CVE-2019-16220 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for open redirect vulnerabilities.
To fix CVE-2019-16220, upgrade your WordPress installation to version 5.2.3 or higher.
WordPress versions before 5.2.3 are affected by CVE-2019-16220.
Yes, CVE-2019-16220 is specific to WordPress and relates to the validation and sanitization of URL redirects.
If exploited, CVE-2019-16220 could allow an attacker to redirect users to malicious sites.