Medium severity · published May 22, 2016
CVE-2015-5715
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…
4.3
CVSS
6.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.4% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 4.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5715
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5715
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979
Patch
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1
Patch
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab
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