Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20155731000
Revision Date:2015-11-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-5731
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'wordpress' package in cosmic is not affected (note: '4.2.4+dfsg-1').
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