{"id":"CVE-2015-5623","details":"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action to wp-admin/post.php.","modified":"2026-04-16T01:46:38.931166969Z","published":"2015-08-03T14:59:02Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:15:06.440713Z","references":[{"type":"FIX","url":"http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}