CSRF in WordPress
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.034 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160 (vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7 (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178 (vdb-entry)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332 (vendor-advisory)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 (vendor-advisory)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5731?
- CVE-2015-5731 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2015-11-09.
- Is CVE-2015-5731 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.