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CVE-2020-4048

Date: June 12, 2020

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).

Language: PHP

Severity Score

5.7

Related Resources (14)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4048

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-4048

Url: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pw-gvf4-5fj5

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.html

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-4048

Url: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/6ef777e9a022bee2a80fa671118e7e2657e52693

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/

Url: https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.html

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4709

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-4048

Severity Score

5.7

Weakness Type (CWE)

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

CWE-601

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.7
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.9
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	SINGLE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2020-4048

Date: June 12, 2020

Language: PHP

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