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CVE-2015-5715
The mw_editPost function in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in the XMLRPC subsystem in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote…
Medium4.3EPSS 6.4%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.4% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- 76748 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5715 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3375 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8188 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1033979 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-3383 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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