User Permission Flaw in WordPress affecting Publishing Rights
CVE-2011-1762

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
wordpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 April 2022

What is CVE-2011-1762?

A security flaw within WordPress's 'wp-admin/press-this.php' script fails to accurately verify user permissions when publishing content. This allows users with 'Contributor-level' privileges to publish posts as though they possess 'publish_posts' permissions, potentially leading to unauthorized content being published on the site. Proper permission checks are crucial to maintaining the integrity and security of a WordPress installation.

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Affected Version(s)

wordpress wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2

References

https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-3...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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