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CVE-2012-4421

The create_post function in wp-includes/class-wp-atom-server.php in WordPress before 3.4.2 does not perform a capability check, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and publish new posts by leveraging the Contributor role and using the Atom Publishing Protocol (aka AtomPub) feature.

Published

2012-09-14T19:55:01.777

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wordpress wordpress ≤ 3.4.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.71 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.6 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.7 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.8 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.9 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.10 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.11 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.5.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.6 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.6.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.6.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.6.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.6.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.7 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.7.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.5.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.5.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.8.6 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.9 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.9.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.9.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.9.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.0 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.0.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.0.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.0.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.0.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.0.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.0.6 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.1.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.1.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.4.0 Yes
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