CVE-2015-5623

EUVD-2015-5575
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
4 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 97%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
wordpresswordpress
𝑥
≤ 4.2.2
debiandebian_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
wordpress
bookworm
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
sid
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
squeeze
not-affected
trixie
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
wheezy
not-affected
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
wordpress
artful
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
disco
not-affected
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
vivid
ignored
wily
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111