CVE-2013-4339 (GCVE-0-2013-4339)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-09-12 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:38
VLAI
Summary
WordPress before 3.6.1 does not properly validate URLs before use in an HTTP redirect, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended redirection restrictions via a crafted string.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2013-09-11 00:00
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