CVE-2015-5623

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    CVE-2015-5623

    Published: 3 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: WordPress before 4.2.3 does not properly verify the edit_posts capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create drafts by leveraging the Subscriber role, as demonstrated by a post-quickdraft-save action to wp-admin/post.php.

    References: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328, https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/, http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3, https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357, https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111

    Affected packages

    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