Vulnerability Details : 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 2015-08-03 14:59:03
Updated 2017-09-21 01:29:13
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2015-5623

Threat overview for CVE-2015-5623

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2015-5623
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2015-5623 6
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5623

EPSS FAQ
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-5623

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.0
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2015-5623

  • The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2015-5623

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