CVE-2011-1762

MEDIUM

WordPress < 3.0.6 - Improper Access Control in wp-admin/press-this.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-3-1-2/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 61.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-284 CWE-276
Status published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress < 3.0.6
Published Apr 18, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026