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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wordpress | Mar 31, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Wordpress | — | Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.5.0 | May 16, 2017 | Aug 7, 2016 |
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