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Wordpress: CVE-2020-4048: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 12, 2020
Added
Jun 25, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025

Description

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).

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