CVE-2019-16220

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductWordpress
PublishedSep 11, 2019
First seenSep 11, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • wordpress wordpress5.2.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wordpress wordpressv < 5.2.35.2.3
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0, 10.0—

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