MEDIUM
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
Published Nov 9, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.36%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.36% 0.03357
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03357
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.36% (0.03357) | 88.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.85% (0.03854) | 88.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 14.76% (0.14757) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 16.80% (0.16803) | 94.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 14.76% (0.14757) | 94.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 16.80% (0.16803) | 94.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 14.76% (0.14757) | 94.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 16.80% (0.16803) | 94.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 14.76% (0.14757) | 94.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.69% (0.16687) | 94.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.92% (0.21917) | 93.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 16.69% (0.16687) | 94.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 21.92% (0.21917) | 95.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.69% (0.16687) | 94.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 83.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 82.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00874) | 80.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 79.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 9, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 4, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5731
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a