CVE-2015-5715
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5715
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-5715.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-5715
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-22T01:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:28Z
- Severity
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- 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188