CVE-2016-6635

8.8 HIGH
Published: August 07, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aab
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aab
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
53th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

wordpress

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