Improper Access Control Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.2.3+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362828
- published 3 Aug 2015
- disclosed 3 Aug 2015
Introduced: 3 Aug 2015
CVE-2015-5623 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.2.3+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.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5623
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037