WordPress Core is vulnerable to open redirect in versions up to 6.0.3. This is due to insufficient validation of the 'Referer' header and _wp_http_referer request parameter when a user accesses a link with an expired or invalid nonce. This would make it possible for an attacker to redirect a victim to a potentially malicious site, granted they could trick the victim into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
This vulnerability is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Vulnerability issue affecting the Core WordPress. It affects Versions up to 3.6.1 and is fixed in 3.7.40.
the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Core WordPress as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 3.6.1. Update WordPress to 3.7.40 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Core |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wordpress
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| CVE | No linked CVE entry. |
| Patched Versions |
3.7.40
3.8.40
3.9.38
4.0.37
4.1.37
4.2.34
4.3.30
4.4.29
4.5.28
4.6.25
4.7.25
4.8.21
4.9.22
5.0.18
5.1.15
5.2.17
5.3.14
5.4.12
5.5.11
5.6.10
5.7.8
5.8.6
5.9.5
6.0.3
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.6.1
3.7 through 3.7.39
3.8 through 3.8.39
3.9 through 3.9.37
4.0 through 4.0.36
4.1 through 4.1.36
4.2 through 4.2.33
4.3 through 4.3.29
4.4 through 4.4.28
4.5 through 4.5.27
4.6 through 4.6.24
4.7 through 4.7.24
4.8 through 4.8.20
4.9 through 4.9.21
5.0 through 5.0.17
5.1 through 5.1.14
5.2 through 5.2.16
5.3 through 5.3.13
5.4 through 5.4.11
5.5 through 5.5.10
5.6 through 5.6.9
5.7 through 5.7.7
5.8 through 5.8.5
5.9 through 5.9.4
6.0 through 6.0.2
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