CVE-2019-16220
WordPress Core < 5.2.3 - Open Redirect
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
En WordPress versiones anteriores a 5.2.3, la comprobación y el saneamiento de una URL en la función wp_validate_redirect en el archivo wp-includes/pluggable.php podría conllevar a un redireccionamiento abierto.
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.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress, a web blogging tool. They allowed remote attackers to perform various Cross-Side Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, create files on the server, disclose private information, create open redirects, poison cache, and bypass authorization access and input sanitation.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2019-09-05 CVE Published
- 2019-09-11 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-21 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html | Mailing List |
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| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 | Mailing List |
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| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9863 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45971 | 2023-01-31 | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c86ee39ff4c1a79b93c967eb88522f5c09614a28 | 2023-01-31 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release | 2023-01-31 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 | 2023-01-31 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 | 2023-01-31 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" | Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" | < 5.2.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " < 5.2.3" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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