CVE-2015-5623 | Date: (C)2015-08-04 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 4.0 |
Exploit Score: 8.0 |
Impact Score: 2.9 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: NETWORK |
Access Complexity: LOW |
Authentication: SINGLE |
Confidentiality: NONE |
Integrity: PARTIAL |
Availability: NONE |
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