VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1762

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.73%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-04-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references