CVE-2015-5715 json
The mw_editPost function in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in the XMLRPC subsystem in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote authenti…
published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5662
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.4%
- EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.3.1+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5715
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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5715 updated cvss 4.3
wordpress: XSS and permission issue fixed in wordpress 4.3.1
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
6.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
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github.com
/WordPress/WordPress/commit/9c57f3a4291f2311ae05f22c10eedeb0f69337ab
patch
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codex.wordpress.org
/Version_4.3.1
patch, vendor-advisory
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wordpress.org
/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/
patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3375
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3383
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/76748
vdb-entry
- security-tracker.debian.org /tracker/CVE-2015-5715
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/8188
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securitytracker.com
/id/1033979
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5715
- NVD CVE-2015-5715
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