Open redirect in WordPress - CVE-2017-6815
Published: March 10, 2017 / Updated: October 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5933
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6815
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect website visitors to external websites.
The vulnerability is caused by incorrect validation of redirected URL in wp-includes/pluggable.php. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, redirect the victim on external website and perform a phishing attack.
The vulnerability is caused by incorrect validation of redirected URL in wp-includes/pluggable.php. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, redirect the victim on external website and perform a phishing attack.
Affected software
WordPress
Arch Linux
wordpress (Debian package)
Arch Linux
wordpress (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6815
Update to version 4.7.3.
wordpress (Debian package) - update to 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u13