When was CVE-2019-16220 disclosed?

CVE-2019-16220 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 11, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-16220 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-16220 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 74.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-16220?

CVE-2019-16220 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-16220?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-16220, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2019-16220

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—

6.1

In WordPress before 5.2.3, validation and sanitization of a URL in wp_validate_redirect in wp-includes/pluggable.php could lead to an open redirect if a provided URL path does not start with a forward slash.

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 6.1(medium)
EPSS: 74.7%
KEV: Not listed

References (17)

cve@mitrehttps://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45971
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c86ee39ff4c1a79b93c967eb88522f5c09614a28
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
cve@mitrehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
cve@mitrehttps://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
cve@mitrehttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9863
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45971
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c86ee39ff4c1a79b93c967eb88522f5c09614a28
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://medium.com/@theodorejackson.us/rediscovering-an-old-vulnerability-cve-2019-16220-d25cc441752f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9863

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