Description

Before WordPress 4.9.5, the URL validator assumed URLs with the hostname localhost were on the same host as the WordPress server.

Remediation

References

CVE-2018-10101

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2018-10101 CWE-601 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities