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CVE-2011-1762

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 18, 2022
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
secalert@redhat.com
Weakness
CWE-284, CWE-276
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

A flaw exists in Wordpress related to the 'wp-admin/press-this.php 'script improperly checking user permissions when publishing posts. This may allow a user with 'Contributor-level' privileges to post as if they had 'publish_posts' permission.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Before 3.0.6; From 3.1 (including) to 3.1.2 (excluding)
  • wordpress Plugin · wordpress
    Possible match Homeless
    Version wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2
    View on WordPress.org
  • wordpress Theme · wordpress
    Possible match Homeless
    Version wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a wordpress — Version wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Before 3.0.6
  • wordpress wordpress — From 3.1 (including) to 3.1.2 (excluding)

References

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-3-1-2/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record