CVE-2012-4421
4.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD
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.
Affected (87)
Related CWEs
References (6)
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ExploitPatch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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