# CVE-2019-17670: WordPress before 5.2.4 has a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability because Windows paths are mishandled during certain validation

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WordPress before 5.2.4 has a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability because Windows paths are mishandled during certain validation of relative URLs.

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## References

- https://blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/46472
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9db44754b9e4044690a6c32fd74b9d5fe26b07b2
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9912
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00010.html

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