CVE-2011-5270

WordPress Core < 3.0.6 - Incorrect Authorization Checks

Severity Score

6.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

wp-admin/press-this.php en WordPress anterior a la versión 3.0.6 no cumple los requisitos de capacidad publish_posts, lo que permite a usuarios remotos autenticados realizar acciones de publicación mediante el aprovechamiento del rol de Contributor.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

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

2011-04-26 CVE Published
2014-01-20 CVE Reserved
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-16 First Exploit
2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17710	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.6	2014-01-21

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"				<= 3.0.5 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 3.0.5"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				3.0 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				3.0.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "3.0.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				3.0.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "3.0.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				3.0.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "3.0.3"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				3.0.4 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "3.0.4"		-		Affected