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GHSA-2X9X-8F2W-9HWC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:28 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:53

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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.

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CVE-2015-5731 (GCVE-0-2015-5731)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-11-09 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:59

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

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	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
	https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
	https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
	https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542	x_refsource_CONFIRM

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CVE-2015-5731 (GCVE-0-2015-5731)

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