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.
Published: 2016-05-22
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 28.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-321-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3375-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3383-1 wordpress security update
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.061Z

Reserved: 2015-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5715

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-22T01:59:02.617

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5715

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