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CVE-2012-4421
Published: Sep 14, 2012
Modified: Sep 17, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20120913 Re: CVEs for wordpress 3.4.2 release
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http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2
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