CVE-2015-5731 json
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/post.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authen…
published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5677
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.4%
- EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.2.4+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5731
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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5731 updated cvss 4.3
wordpress: cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and a potential SQL injection
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
3.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
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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wordpress.org
/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
patch, vendor-advisory
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codex.wordpress.org
/Version_4.2.4
patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3332
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3383
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/76160
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
mailing-list
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securitytracker.com
/id/1033178
vdb-entry
- core.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/33543
- core.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/33542
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5731
- NVD CVE-2015-5731
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