vulnerability
Arch Linux: Insufficient validation (CVE-2017-6815)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Mar 12, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 12, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/pluggable.php) that certain control characters can trick redirect URL validation.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-6815
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6815
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96600
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
- URL-https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40e
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201703-14
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8766
- CWE-20
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