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CVE-2015-5715
Published:May 22, 2016
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (9)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76748
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
EPSS
Base Score:
28.52