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CVE-2017-6815

medium

Description

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/pluggable.php), control characters can trick redirect URL validation.

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8766

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40e

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96600

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-12

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0474