vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-16220): wordpress vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Sep 11, 2019 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 11, 2019
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2019-16220
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-16220
- URL-https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45971
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c86ee39ff4c1a79b93c967eb88522f5c09614a28
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16220
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