VDB
CVE-2016-2222
CVE-2016-2222
REJECTED
The wp_http_validate_url function in wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a zero value in the first octet of an IPv4 address in the u parameter to wp-admin/press-this.php.
EPSS 5.17% · 90.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.17%
90.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://hackerone.com/reports/110801 (nist-nvd)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.4.2 (circl)
- 1034933 (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8376 (circl)
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36435 (circl)
- 82454 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ (circl)
- DSA-3472 (circl)
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20433070 (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2025 CVE Rejected
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2222 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2016/02/wordpress-4-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/36435 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/04/4 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2222 third-party-advisory