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    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 blockage), via a get-post-lock action.

    Published:Nov 9, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 9, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.16803
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    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_4.2.4
    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/
    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_4.2.4
    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/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High