What is the severity of CVE-2013-7233?

CVE-2013-7233 has a moderate severity level as it allows attackers to hijack the authentication of WordPress administrators.

How do I fix CVE-2013-7233?

To fix CVE-2013-7233, upgrade your WordPress installation to a version later than 2.0.11.

What versions of WordPress are affected by CVE-2013-7233?

CVE-2013-7233 affects WordPress versions 2.0.11 and earlier.

What type of attack does CVE-2013-7233 involve?

CVE-2013-7233 involves a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack that can manipulate comment moderation.

Who can be impacted by CVE-2013-7233?

Administrators of WordPress installations up to version 2.0.11 can be impacted by CVE-2013-7233.

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CVE-2013-7233

medium

6.8

CWE

352

30/12/2013

31/12/2013

CVE-2013-7233: CSRF

First published: Mon Dec 30 2013(Updated: )

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the retrospam component in wp-admin/options-discussion.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that move comments to the moderation list.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
WordPress	<=2.0.11
WordPress	=2.0
WordPress	=2.0.1
WordPress	=2.0.2
WordPress	=2.0.4
WordPress	=2.0.5
WordPress	=2.0.6
WordPress	=2.0.7
WordPress	=2.0.8
WordPress	=2.0.9
WordPress	=2.0.10

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What is the severity of CVE-2013-7233?
CVE-2013-7233 has a moderate severity level as it allows attackers to hijack the authentication of WordPress administrators.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7233?
To fix CVE-2013-7233, upgrade your WordPress installation to a version later than 2.0.11.
What versions of WordPress are affected by CVE-2013-7233?
CVE-2013-7233 affects WordPress versions 2.0.11 and earlier.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-7233 involve?
CVE-2013-7233 involves a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack that can manipulate comment moderation.
Who can be impacted by CVE-2013-7233?
Administrators of WordPress installations up to version 2.0.11 can be impacted by CVE-2013-7233.

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