VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-5731
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-11-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)