CVE-2015-5623

CVE-2015-5623 affects WordPress prior to 4.2.3, where edit_posts capability was not properly verified. This allowed remote authenticated users (Subscriber) to bypass restrictions and create drafts via Quick Draft (wp-admin/post.php). Root cause: inadequate capability check. Impact: privilege esca...

WordPress <= 4.2.2 - XSS

WordPress 4.2.2 is prone to a cross site scripting vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to bypass intended access restrictions and create drafts by leveraging the Subscriber role. Also, it allows to inject web script or HTML by leveraging the Author role to place a crafted shortcode...