CVE-2015-5715
WordPress XMLRPC Unauthorized Access and Post Manipulation Vulnerability
Description
The mw_editPost function in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in the XMLRPC subsystem in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and arrange for a private post to be published and sticky, via unspecified vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
May 22, 2016, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-5715 has a 16 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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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-5715.
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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WordPress Pen Testing
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Experimenting with Kali Linux tools to exploit vulnerabilities in WordPress
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Cyber Security
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CyberU Week 7 Assignment
My assignment for week 7
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Wordpress exploits demos
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-5715 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-5715 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab Patch Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5715 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-2015-5715
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.17 }} 0.00%
score
0.52707
percentile