High severity8.8OSV Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6635
CVE-2016-6635
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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Affected products
34.4.2+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 4.4.2
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.4.2
- (no CPE)range: <4.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9b7a7754133c50b82bd9d976fb5b24094f658aabnvdPatch
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.5nvdRelease Notes
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3681nvd
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