CVE-2015-5623 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2015-5623?

CVE-2015-5623 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5623?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5623?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2015-5623 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5623 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as CVE-2015-2212, DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5623, GHSA-fp5j-7rg9-v2c7.