4.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-5623
WordPress RESTful Edit Posts Capability Bypass Allowance
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 3, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 21, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5623 has a 18 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5623 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wordpress wordpress
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-5623.

URL Resource
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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SofCora/pentesting_project_sofcora

pen testing project for codepath fall 2022

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2023, 5:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest

WordPress Pen Testing

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 23, 2022, 8:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 100 different CVEs too.
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hiraali34/codepath_homework

None

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 24, 2022, 7:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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Japluas93/WordPress-Exploits-Project

None

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2022, 5:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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SLyubar/codepath_Unit8

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2022, 2:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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ahmedj98/Pentesting-Unit-7

None

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 3, 2021, 6:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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christiancastro1/Codepath-Week-7-8-Assignement

None

Updated: 4 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2019, 8:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.
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JamesNornand/CodePathweek7

None

Updated: 5 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 26, 2018, 3:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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greenteas/week7-wp

For Codepath Security Course Assignment Week 7

Updated: 5 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 1, 2018, 3:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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Laugslander/codepath-cybersecurity-week-7

None

Updated: 5 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 30, 2018, 10:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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lihaojin/WordPress-Pentesting

None

Updated: 5 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 12, 2018, 10:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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AGENTGOOBER/CyberSecurityWeek7

My assignment for week 7

Updated: 6 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2018, 5:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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jas5mg/Code-Path-Week7

None

Updated: 6 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2018, 6 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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mmehrayin/cybersecurity-week7

Pentesting & Research Assignment: WordPress Pentesting

Updated: 6 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2018, 7:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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and-aleksandrov/wordpress

Wordpress exploits demos

Updated: 2 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 21, 2018, 5:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5623 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5623 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.2.3, no verifica adecuadamente el edit_posts capability, permite a usuarios remotos autenticados evadir las restricciones destinadas al acceso y crear borradores mediante el aprovechamiento del rol Subscriber, tal como se demuestra en un post-quickdraft-save action hacia wp-admin/post.php.
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.2.3, no verifica adecuadamente la capacidad de edit_posts, lo que permite a usuarios remotos autenticados eludir las restricciones destinadas al acceso y crear borradores mediante el aprovechamiento del rol Subscriber, según lo demostrado por una acción post-quickdraft-save a wp-admin/post.php.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 No Types Assigned http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5623 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5623 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.00%

score

0.46573

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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