Reported vulnerability

WordPress Core < 4.7.5 - Server-Side Request Forgery

Published 16 May 2017

Updated 22 Jan 2024

CVE-2017-9066

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Wordfence advisory

high · CVSS 7.7

In WordPress before 4.7.5, there is insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP class, leading to SSRF.

Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

WordPress

Software
WordPress Core · wordpress
Affected versions
Start version unspecified, before 3.7; From 3.7, through 3.7.20; From 3.8, through 3.8.20; From 3.9, through 3.9.18; From 4.0, through 4.0.17; From 4.1, through 4.1.17; From 4.2, through 4.2.14; From 4.3, through 4.3.10; From 4.4, through 4.4.9; From 4.5, through 4.5.8; From 4.6, through 4.6.5; From 4.7, through 4.7.4
Fix availability
Fix available
Fixed versions
3.7.21, 3.8.21, 3.9.19, 4.0.18, 4.1.18, 4.2.15, 4.3.11, 4.4.10, 4.5.9, 4.6.6, 4.7.5

Recommended action

Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.21, 3.8.21, 3.9.19, 4.0.18, 4.1.18, 4.2.15, 4.3.11, 4.4.10, 4.5.9, 4.6.6, 4.7.5

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Questions about this vulnerability

Which versions of WordPress are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, before 3.7; From 3.7, through 3.7.20; From 3.8, through 3.8.20; From 3.9, through 3.9.18; From 4.0, through 4.0.17; From 4.1, through 4.1.17; From 4.2, through 4.2.14; From 4.3, through 4.3.10; From 4.4, through 4.4.9; From 4.5, through 4.5.8; From 4.6, through 4.6.5; From 4.7, through 4.7.4. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Is a fix available for WordPress?

Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in WordPress. It lists these fixed versions: 3.7.21, 3.8.21, 3.9.19, 4.0.18, 4.1.18, 4.2.15, 4.3.11, 4.4.10, 4.5.9, 4.6.6, 4.7.5. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.

Where can I find my installed WordPress version?

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Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?

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