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CVE-2019-16220 Detail

Current 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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45971 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c86ee39ff4c1a79b93c967eb88522f5c09614a28 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9863 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-16220
NVD Published Date:
09/11/2019
NVD Last Modified:
08/21/2024
Source:
MITRE