WordPress Core < 3.1.2 - Incorrect Authorization for Contributor-level users

Improper Access Control

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2011-1762
CVSS	Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published	April 26, 2011
Last Updated	January 22, 2024

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.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Core
Software Slug	wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.1.1
Patched Version	3.1.2

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