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WordPress core

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.

Severity
Medium 4.0
Published
3 Aug 2015
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Every version up to 4.2.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5623
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5623