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CVE-2016-6635

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.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
7 Aug 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Every version up to 4.4.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6635
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6635