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CVE-2017-6815

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6815 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 4.7.3, specifically within the wp-includes/pluggable.php file. It allows attackers to bypass redirect URL validation by injecting control characters, potentially leading to open redirect attacks. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0331 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

codex.wordpress.org / Version_4.7.3
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / WordPress/WordPress/commit/288cd469396cfe7055972b457eb589cea51ce40e
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org / news/2017/03/wordpress-4-7-3-security-and-maintenance-release
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/8766
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3815
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96600
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037959
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry