FKIE_CVE-2015-5731
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-09 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:29
Severity
Summary
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.
References
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