cve/2016/CVE-2016-6635.md

### [CVE-2016-6635](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6635)
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### Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the wp_ajax_wp_compression_test function in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php in WordPress before 4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the script compression option.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8475

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest
- https://github.com/beelzebielsk/csc59938-week-7