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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-5270

CVE-2011-5270

Description

wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to perform publish actions by leveraging the Contributor role.

Affected products

7
  • WordPress/WordPress7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.0.5
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <3.0.6
    Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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