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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5 | Release Notes | 
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aab | Patch | 
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5 | Release Notes | 
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aab | Patch | 
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 02:56
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5 - Release Notes | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681 - | |
| References | () https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aab - Patch | |
| References | () https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | 
Information
                Published : 2016-08-07 16:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-6635
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6635
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6635
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Products Affected
                wordpress
- wordpress
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-352
                        
            Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
