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    CVE-2015-5715

    The mw_editPost function in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in the XMLRPC subsystem in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and arrange for a private post to be published and sticky, via unspecified vectors.

    Published:May 22, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 22, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.27308
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979
    https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1
    https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715
    https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/
    https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979
    https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1
    https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715
    https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/
    https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High