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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.

  • Published: Aug 3, 2015
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2015-5623
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N