What is CVE-2015-8032?

CVE-2015-8032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Textpattern, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2015-8032?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Textpattern

CVE-2015-8032

In Textpattern 4.5.7, an unprivileged author can change an article's markup setting.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Textpattern — versions 4.5.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8032?: CVE-2015-8032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Textpattern, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-8032?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.