Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-4140
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Smiley plugin 1.4.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of editors for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the s4w-more parameter to the smilies4wp.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2015-4140
- cpe:2.3:a:wp_smiley_project:wp_smiley:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-4140
0.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-4140
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-4140
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The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-4140
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74914
WordPress wp-smiley Plugin HTML Injection and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/2
oss-security - Re: CVE request: XSS and CSRF in WP Smiley plugin for WordPress
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/1
oss-security - CVE request: XSS and CSRF in WP Smiley plugin for WordPressExploit
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