CVE-2015-5623

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2015-08-03 14:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46


NVD link : CVE-2015-5623

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5623

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5623


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

wordpress

  • wordpress
CWE
CWE-284

Improper Access Control