CVE-2011-1762

MEDIUM EPSS 48.2%
Published Apr 18, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
48.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-276
CWE-284

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
wordpresswordpress* <3.0.6
wordpresswordpress*≥3.1  –  <3.1.2

References 1

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-3-1-2/
    Release NotesVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.