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CVE-2015-5731
Published: Nov 9, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
76160
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20150804 Re: CVE request: WordPress 4.2.3 and earlier multiple vulnerabilities
mailing-list
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1033178
vdb-entry
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https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543
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DSA-3332
vendor-advisory
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https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
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DSA-3383
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542
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