CVE-2015-5623
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5623
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-5623.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-5623
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2015-08-03T14:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- 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://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