CVE-2016-2222

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

8.6 high

EPSS

8%p94

Published

May 22, 2016 (May 22, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The wp_http_validate_url function in wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a zero value in the first octet of an IPv4 address in the u parameter to wp-admin/press-this.php.

Vendors: wordpress
Products: wordpress
Ecosystems: WordPress
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (7.9%)

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