# CVE-2019-16220: 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 r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-11 · Updated: 2024-08-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9863
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/09/wordpress-5-2-3-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/45971
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/c86ee39ff4c1a79b93c967eb88522f5c09614a28
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00023.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/8
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4599
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677

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