WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. The attacks are possible because wp-admin/post.php
does not prevent the attackers from sending requests which locks posts from being edited. This can also lead to denial of service (DoS) attacks through a get-post-lock action.
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33542
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33543
wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332