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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wordpress | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 3, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade zh-wordpress-zh_CNUpgrade ru-wordpressUpgrade de-wordpressUpgrade ja-wordpressUpgrade zh-wordpress-zh_TWUpgrade wordpress | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 23, 2015 |
| Wordpress | — | Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.2.3 | May 16, 2017 | Aug 3, 2015 |
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