CVE-2015-5731
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/post.php in WordPress before 4.2.4...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5731- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5731- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5677 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5677- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2x9x-8f2w-9hwc No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-admin/post.php in WordPress before 4.2.4...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2x9x-8f2w-9hwc- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5731- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5731 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5731- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0309 No score
Updated wordpress package fixes security vulnerability
The wordpress package has been updated to version 3.9.8, fixing three cross-site scripting issues (CVE-2015-5732, CVE-2015-5733, CVE-2015-5734), a potential timing side-channel attack in Customizer (CVe-2015-5730), an issue in Heartbeat where an attacker could lock a post from being edited (CVE-2015-5731), and an SQL injection issue (CVE-2015-2213), as well as other bugs. See the upstream announcement and release notes for more details.
- Record
MGASA-2015-0309- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 4.2.4+dfsg-1 | 4.2.4+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 4.2.4+dfsg-1 | 4.2.4+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 4.2.4+dfsg-1 | 4.2.4+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u7, plus listed versions 3.0.4+dfsg-13.0.5+dfsg-0+squeeze13.0.5+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-2 Show 23 moreShow less3.2.1+dfsg-33.3+dfsg-13.3.1+dfsg-13.3.2+dfsg-13.3.2+dfsg-1~squeeze13.4+dfsg-13.4+dfsg-23.4+dfsg-33.4.1+dfsg-13.4.2+dfsg-13.5+dfsg-13.5.1+dfsg-13.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u6 |
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u7 |
wordpressDebian:8 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u4, plus listed versions 4.1+dfsg-14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u24.1+dfsg-1+deb8u3 |
4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u4 |
wordpressDebian:7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u8, plus listed versions 3.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-1 Show 15 moreShow less3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u63.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u73.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u83.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u93.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u6 |
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u8 |
wordpressMageia:4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 3.9.8-1.mga4 | 3.9.8-1.mga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5731 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Wordpress, published August 10, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.36%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 4.2.4+dfsg-1.
References
wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release
securityfocus.com/bid/76160
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
securitytracker.com/id/1033178
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
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codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5731
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2x9x-8f2w-9hwc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5731
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0309.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16531