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.
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Information
Published : 2015-08-03 14:59
Updated : 2017-09-21 01:29
NVD link : CVE-2015-5623
Mitre link : CVE-2015-5623
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5623
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
wordpress
- wordpress
CWE
CWE-284
Improper Access Control