CSRF in Wordpress
CVE-2016-6635
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the wp_ajax_wp_compression_test function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the script compression option.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wordpress
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6635?
- CVE-2016-6635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6635?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6635 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.