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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aab (Patch)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5 (Release Notes)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 (vendor-advisory)
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.