Security advisory

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  "id": "9ae6ba5790d0aa467c49fbc1bbd0b831ac33aa7ee77406cc2c29cbb46d5da2c2",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6815",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-6815",
    "summary": "In WordPress before 4.7.3 (wp-includes/pluggable.php), control characters can trick redirect URL validation.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-6815",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
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              "type": "GIT",
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                {
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                {
                  "fixed": "288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40e"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.7.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6815.json"
          }
        },
        {
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              "repo": "https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress-develop",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "4.7.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6815.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:30.583663047Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.3",
        "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40e",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release/",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8766"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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          {
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            ],
            "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
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                    "introduced": "8.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "8.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "9.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "9.0"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
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        ]
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2017-6815",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441288,
  "published_at": "2017-03-12T01:59:00.207+00:00"
}