{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-fp5j-7rg9-v2c7",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:50:29Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:51:25Z",
  "aliases": [
    "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.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5623"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33357"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-08-03T14:59:00Z"
  }
}