Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-633-1 | wordpress security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3681-1 | wordpress security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3681-2 | wordpress regression update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-7540 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:36:29.074Z
Reserved: 2016-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-6635
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-07T16:59:17.113
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-6635
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD