CVE-2017-9066

In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP class, leading to SSRF.

• CWE-918

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5Patch, Release Notes
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/76d77e927bb4d0f87c7262a50e28d84e01fd2b11Patch
• https://twitter.com/skansing/status/865362551097393153Third Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8815Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98509Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.5Patch, Release Notes
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/76d77e927bb4d0f87c7262a50e28d84e01fd2b11Patch
• https://twitter.com/skansing/status/865362551097393153Third Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/05/wordpress-4-7-5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8815Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Third Party Advisory

Published

May 18, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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