CVE-2015-5715

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    CVE-2015-5715

    Published: 22 May 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    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
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