HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2015-2293
MEDIUM

CVE-2015-2293

CWE-352Published: March 17, 2015· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in admin/class-bulk-editor-list-table.php in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 1.5.7, 1.6.x before 1.6.4, and 1.7.x before 1.7.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of certain users for requests that conduct SQL injection attacks via the (1) order_by or (2) order parameter in the wpseo_bulk-editor page.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-2293 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityP
IntegrityP
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

yoast1 product(s)
wordpress seo
Source: NVD CPE · 11 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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GitHub PoC Search
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Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-security-release/
ADVISORYhttps://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-security-release/

All References (12)

→
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130811/WordPress-SEO-By-Yoast-1.7.3.3-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/73Exploit
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031920Exploit
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7841
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https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-security-release/Vendor Advisory
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130811/WordPress-SEO-By-Yoast-1.7.3.3-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/73Exploit
→
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031920Exploit
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7841
→
https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-security-release/Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-2293
CVSS Score6.8 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-352
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 17, 2015

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2015-2293 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
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