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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-5623 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from wordpress, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-08-03T14:59:02.633

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	≤ 4.2.2	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037 ([email protected])
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357 ([email protected])
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111 ([email protected])
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wordpress's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.