Vulnerability Details : 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 category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6635
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.13%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 47 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6635
| 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
|
[email protected] |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6635
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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-2016-6635
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5
Release Notes
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
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https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aab
Patch
Products affected by CVE-2016-6635
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*