CVE-2016-2222

Description

The wp_http_validate_url function in wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a zero value in the first octet of an IPv4 address in the u parameter to wp-admin/press-this.php.

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8376

https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20433070

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36435

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82454

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3