SB2012091404 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in WordPress
Published: September 14, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012091404
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5106)
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.
The XML-RPC remote publishing interface in xmlrpc.php in WordPress before 3.0.3 does not properly check capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and publish, edit, or delete posts, by leveraging the Author or Contributor role.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.