CVE-2014-9038: wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks by referring

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

wp-includes/http.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks by referring

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.7.4 or =3.8 or =3.8.1 or =3.8.2 or =3.8.3 or =3.8.4 or =3.9 or =3.9.1 or =3.9.2 or =4.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 4% (90.2th percentile)
Published
2014-11-25
Source
nvd

References

CWE-20
NVD recordWordPress core advisories

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