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CVE-2015-5623
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress / wordpress | - | 4.2.2.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
- 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
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