WordPress Core < 3.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks on create_post

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2012-4421
CVSS Medium (6.3)
Publicly Published September 6, 2012
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The create_post function in wp-includes/class-wp-atom-server.php in WordPress before 3.4.2 does not perform a capability check, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and publish new posts by leveraging the Contributor role and using the Atom Publishing Protocol (aka AtomPub) feature.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.4.2
Patched Version
  • 3.4.2
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