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CVE-2015-5623
Published: Aug 3, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
DSA-3328
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1033037
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
76011
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20150723 Re: CVE request: WordPress 4.2.2 and earlier cross-site scripting vulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
x_refsource_MISC
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