CVE-2011-1762

WordPress Core < 3.1.2 - Incorrect Authorization for Contributor-level users

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se presenta un fallo en Wordpress relacionado con el script "wp-admin/press-this.php" que comprueba incorrectamente los permisos de usuario cuando son publicados posts. Esto puede permitir que un usuario con privilegios de tipo "Contributor-level" publique como si tuviera permiso "publish_posts"

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-04-19 CVE Reserved
2011-04-26 CVE Published
2023-11-09 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-3-1-2	2022-04-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				< 3.0.6 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " < 3.0.6"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				>= 3.1 < 3.1.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " >= 3.1 < 3.1.2"		-		Affected