CVE-2015-4140

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Smiley plugin 1.4.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of editors for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the s4w-more parameter to the smilies4wp.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74914 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/1 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4140?
CVE-2015-4140 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4140?
To fix CVE-2015-4140, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-4140 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-4140 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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