VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5731
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/post.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that lock a post, and consequently cause a denial of service (editing…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/post.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that lock a post, and consequently cause a denial of service (editing blockage), via a get-post-lock action.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.36% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.