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CVE-2016-20074 leethompson CVE debrief

CVE-2016-20074 is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin version 3.4. This vulnerability allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by crafting malicious HTML forms, tricking authenticated administrators into submitting POST requests to the plugin settings page via lzcs_admin.php. This can lead to modifications of plugin configuration parameters such as lzcs_color and lzcs_count.

Vendor
leethompson
Product
Lazy Content Slider Plugin
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-15
Original CVE updated
2026-06-15
Advisory published
2026-06-15
Advisory updated
2026-06-15

Who should care

Administrators and users of WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin version 3.4 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate the risk.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 and a severity of MEDIUM. It requires a low attack complexity (AC:L) and can be exploited over the network (AV:N). The vulnerability allows attackers to modify plugin configuration parameters without user interaction (UI:N).

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update the WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin to a version that is not vulnerable.
  • Implement additional security measures to prevent CSRF attacks, such as validating user requests and using secure tokens.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was reported by [email protected] and is referenced in the NVD database.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-20074 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20074

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-20074 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20074

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.