CVE-2016-20074 WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin 3.4 CSRF
Attackers can trick administrators into modifying plugin settings via CSRF, requiring a patch to prevent unauthorized configuration changes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-20074?
CVE-2016-20074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in leethompson Lazy Content Slider Plugin, published on 15 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin 3.4 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by crafting malicious HTML forms. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into submitting POST requests to the plugin settings page via lzcs_admin.php to modify plugin configuration parameters like lzcs_color and lzcs_count.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-20074?
How do I fix CVE-2016-20074?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-20074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-20074 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20074 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6j5g-h4rw-c3j4.