SB2014012109 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in WordPress
Published: January 21, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014012109
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-2011-5270)
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.
wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to perform publish actions by leveraging the Contributor role.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.