# CVE-2007-3639: Open redirect in n/a

> Remote attackers can redirect visitors to malicious sites via the _wp_http_referer parameter, potentially exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3639, GHSA-f3vf-85qq-vx9q

## What is CVE-2007-3639?

CVE-2007-3639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 10 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

WordPress before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to redirect visitors to other websites and potentially obtain sensitive information via (1) the _wp_http_referer parameter to wp-pass.php, related to the wp_get_referer function in wp-includes/functions.php; and possibly other vectors related to (2) wp-includes/pluggable.php and (3) the wp_nonce_ays function in wp-includes/functions.php.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3639?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordpress Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3639?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-3639 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-60137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60137/): WordPress Core SQL Injection (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
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- [CVE-2012-2400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2400/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3639 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 10 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wordpress Wordpress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3639/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3639/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3639
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3639
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3639

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3639/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.