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 :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade WordPress to version 3.7.9, 3.8.9, 3.9.7, 4.1.6, 4.2.3, or later.
- Update the WordPress package.
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.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-5623.
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.
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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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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037 Added Reference https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357 Added Reference https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111 -
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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
43.07 }} 2.84%
score
0.97377
percentile