8.6high
CVE-2016-4029
WordPress before 4.5 does not consider octal and hexadecimal IP address formats when determining an intranet address, which allows remote a…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.6
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.0%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
WordPress before 4.5 does not consider octal and hexadecimal IP address formats when determining an intranet address, which allows remote attackers to bypass an intended SSRF protection mechanism via a crafted address.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
- WordPress (RSS, critical only)
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1036594 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8473 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- codex.wordpress.org /Version_4.5 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3681 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- core.trac.wordpress.org /query?status=closed&milestone=4.5 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4029
- NVD: CVE-2016-4029
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