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CVE-2011-1762
Published: Apr 18, 2022
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | wordpress | affected wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-3-1-2/
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