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CVE-2015-5623

CVE-2015-5623

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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.

EPSS 7.7% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • n/a

    Versions
    • n/a: Affected

    No fix published

  • wordpress Debian:12

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 4.2.3+dfsg-1

    Update to 4.2.3+dfsg-1

  • wordpress Debian:13

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 4.2.3+dfsg-1

    Update to 4.2.3+dfsg-1

  • wordpress Debian:14

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 4.2.3+dfsg-1

    Update to 4.2.3+dfsg-1

Original sources

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