High severity · published Aug 7, 2016
CVE-2016-4029
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…
8.6
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
before 4.5 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4029
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4029
Release Notes
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5
Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036594
Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=4.5
Broken Link
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8473
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