CVE-2017-6815 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3815
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96600
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037959
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40e
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8766

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-12T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:41:17.581Z

Reserved: 2017-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6815

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-12T01:59:00.207

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:23:09.400

Link: CVE-2017-6815

Redhat

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