CVE-2016-6635

Published Aug 7, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-633-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3681-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3681-2 wordpress regression update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7540 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 7, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM