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CVE-2016-2222

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2016-03-08	wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2016-2222 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2016-2222
Phase	Assigned(20160204)

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

Source	Reference
MISC	https://hackerone.com/reports/110801
MISC	https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8376
CONFIRM	https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2
CONFIRM	https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36435
CONFIRM	https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/