CVE-2011-1762

Published Apr 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1761 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 18, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM