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CVE-2017-6815

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.1 · Improper input validation
6.1CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/pluggable.php), control characters can trick redirect URL validation.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products we track (2)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3 ↗

Last checked: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:18:30 UTC