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CVE-2011-5270

MEDIUM 4.0 CVSS 2.0
Published
January 21, 2014
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-264
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to perform publish actions by leveraging the Contributor role.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 3.0.5; Version 3.0; Version 3.0.1; Version 3.0.2; Version 3.0.3; Version 3.0.4

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 n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 3.0.5
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.4

References