CVE-2015-5715
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.3 · CWE-264
4.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)29%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1Patch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337abPatch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715