CVE-2013-7233 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting WordPress versions 2.0.11 and earlier, specifically within the retrospam component of wp-admin/options-discussion.php. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to hijack an administrator's session to move comments to the moderation list. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or actively exploited, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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