# CVE-2013-7233: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the retrospam component in wp-admin/options-discussion.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlie

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2013-12-30 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/101184
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/145
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38924

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