Access Restriction Bypass Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.3.1+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362522
- published 22 May 2016
- disclosed 22 May 2016
Introduced: 22 May 2016
CVE-2015-5715 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.3.1+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979