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Debian: CVE-2016-2222: wordpress -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-2222: wordpress -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
02/08/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/09/2016
Modified
03/23/2020

Description

The wp_http_validate_url function in wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a zero value in the first octet of an IPv4 address in the u parameter to wp-admin/press-this.php.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wordpress

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