CVE-2020-4048
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
In affected versions of WordPress, due to an issue in wp_validate_redirect() and URL sanitization, an arbitrary external link can be crafted leading to unintended/open redirect when clicked. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–5.7
weaknesses
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affected products (99)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- BIT-wordpress-2020-4048Open redirect in wp_validate_redirect() in WordPress2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
In affected versions of WordPress, due to an issue in wp_validate_redirect() and URL sanitization, an arbitrary external link can be crafted leading to unintended/open redirect when clicked. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-4048Open redirect in wp_validate_redirect() in WordPress2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
In affected versions of WordPress, due to an issue in wp_validate_redirect() and URL sanitization, an arbitrary external link can be crafted leading to unintended/open redirect when clicked. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202006-984cnnvd
- EUVD-2020-25306enisa_euvd
- BDU:2020-03985fstec_bdu
- BIT-wordpress-2020-4048osv
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-4048osv
- GHSA-q6pw-gvf4-5fj5osv
sources
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references (28)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/6ef777e9a022bee2a80fa671118e7e2657e52693cnnvd
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pw-gvf4-5fj5cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4048cnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/cnnvd
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