Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-4029

WordPress before 4.5 does not consider octal and hexadecimal IP address formats when determining an intranet address, which allows remote attackers to bypass an intended SSRF protection mechanism via a crafted address.
Published 2016-08-07 16:59:00
Updated 2025-04-12 10:46:41
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Server-side request forgery (SSRF)

Products affected by CVE-2016-4029

Threat overview for CVE-2016-4029

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2016-4029
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2016-4029 662
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4029

EPSS FAQ
0.53%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 65 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-4029

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
10.0
2.9
 NIST
8.6
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.9
4.0
 NIST
8.6
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.9
4.0
 NIST 2024-02-08

CWE ids for CVE-2016-4029

  • The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-4029

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