CVE-2015-4140 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
A CSRF vulnerability in the WP Smiley plugin allows attackers to hijack editor sessions and execute XSS attacks, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4140?
CVE-2015-4140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Smiley Project Wp Smiley.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-4140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j23-rqhr-c294.