Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 3, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5623
CVE-2015-5623
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.2.2
- (no CPE)range: <4.2.3
Patches
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References
8- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037nvd
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357nvd
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111nvd
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