CVE-2020-4048
In affected versions of WordPress, due to an issue in wp_validate_redirect() and URL sanitization, an arbitrary external link can be crafted leading to unintended/open redirect when clicked. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 5.7 Medium
- Status
- Modified - security-advisories@github.com
- Published
- 2020-06-12
- Last modified
- 2024-08-04
- Weaknesses
- CWE-601
Affected products
References
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/6ef777e9a022bee2a80fa671118e7e2657e52693
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pw-gvf4-5fj5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXT…
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4709
