CVE-2011-1762 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2011-1762

A flaw exists in Wordpress related to the 'wp-admin/press-this.php 'script...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

wordpress
Vulnerable Versions:
wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2

Timeline

Official Publish: April 18th, 2022
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)