Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-5731 (CCN-108019)

Assigned:2015-08-04
Published:2015-08-04
Updated:2017-11-04
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.4 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-352
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-5731

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Tue, 4 Aug 2015 14:42:56 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE request: WordPress 4.2.3 and earlier multiple vulnerabilities

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20150804 Re: CVE request: WordPress 4.2.3 and earlier multiple vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3332

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3383

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
76160

Source: CCN
Type: BID-76160
WordPress Prior to 4.2.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1033178

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wp-cve20155731-csrf(108019)

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress 4.2.4 Security and Maintenance Release

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-5731

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.2.3)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:291
    P
    		DSA-3383-1 wordpress -- security update
    2016-02-08
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:202
    P
    		DSA-3332-1 -- wordpress -- security update
    2016-02-08
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20155731000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - untriaged.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201557310000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20155731000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201557310000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20155731000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20155731000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201557310000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20155731000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201557310000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2015-11-09
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20155731000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5731 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - untriaged.
    2015-11-09
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