Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the retrospam component in…
Priority LOW 37CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0384 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.11 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.7 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.9 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-7233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5w2-qwqg-v4vf
- 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
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- TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2013-7233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-7233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5w2-qwqg-v4vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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