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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2015-5715

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2015-5715 CWE-264 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities