CVE-2015-4140 json
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Smiley plugin 1.4.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentic…
published 2015-06-18 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-4164
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Smiley plugin 1.4.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of editors for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the s4w-more parameter to the smilies4wp.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Exploit prediction
1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/1
mailing-list, exploit
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/2
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/74914
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-4140
- NVD CVE-2015-4140
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