CVE-2016-2221
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.4)—
Vulnerabilidad de redirección abierta en la función wp_validate_redirect en wp-includes/pluggable.php en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.4.2 permite a atacantes remotos redirigir a los usuarios a sitios web arbitrarios y llevar acabo ataques de phishing a través de una URL mal formada que desencadena un análisis gramatical del nombre de host incorrecto, según lo demostrado mediante una URL https:example.com.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Puntuación base: 7.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.45%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
- Fecha de la puntuación: 8/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3472
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82463
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034933
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36444
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8377
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