CVE-2015-5731

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    CVE-2015-5731

    Published: 9 Nov 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383, https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4, https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/, https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4, 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.securityfocus.com/bid/76160, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543

    Affected packages

    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
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