the retrospam component in wp-admin/options-discussion.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier: Cross-site request forgery
the retrospam component in wp-admin/options-discussion.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.
- Component
- the retrospam component in wp-admin/options-discussion.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier
- Plugin slug
- Not applicable
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 30, 2013
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update the retrospam component in wp-admin/options-discussion.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the retrospam component in wp-admin/options-discussion.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that move comments to the moderation list.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P