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WordPress Core < 4.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

CVE-2016-6897 · wordpress

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Vulnerability: WordPress Core < 4.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Affected software: wordpress(WordPress core)
Affected versions: < 4.6
Authentication: Not specified in feed title — see source advisory
Vulnerability type: CSRF
CVE: CVE-2016-6897
Published: 16 August 2016
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory d6dfed14-bb6f-4418-bdd8-9c548e63dac0). Methodology and redistribution notes

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