Vulnerability Details : 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 category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5731
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.87%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 80 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-5731
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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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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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-5731
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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: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-5731
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https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
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https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160
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https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
Patch;Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
Products affected by CVE-2015-5731
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*