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CVE-2015-5715 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab CVEPatch
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715 CVE
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 4.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5715
NVD Published Date:
May 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5715 Details - Not Deferred