Cross-Site Request Forgery in WordPress Lazy Content Slider Plugin 3.4
CVE-2016-20074

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Lazy Content Slider Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2016-20074?

The Lazy Content Slider Plugin version 3.4 for WordPress exhibits a cross-site request forgery vulnerability, enabling attackers to execute unauthorized actions. This is achieved by tricking authenticated administrators into inadvertently submitting malicious POST requests to the plugin's settings page, specifically through lzcs_admin.php. Such exploitation allows for the alteration of critical configuration parameters, including lzcs_color and lzcs_count, potentially compromising the integrity of the affected site.

Affected Version(s)

Lazy Content Slider Plugin 3.4

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2016-20074 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40070
exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-lazy-conte...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Persian Hack Team
.