CSRF in Leethompson Lazy Content Slider Plugin
CVE-2016-20074
WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin 3.4 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by crafting malicious HTML forms. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into submitting POST requests to the plugin settings page via lzcs_admin.php to modify plugin configuration parameters like lzcs_color and lzcs_count.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Leethompson Lazy Content Slider Plugin — versions 3.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ExploitDB-40070 (exploit)
- VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin 3.4 CSRF (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20074?
- CVE-2016-20074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Leethompson Lazy Content Slider Plugin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20074?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.