CVE-2011-5270 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 21 Jan 2014 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Authenticated contributors can bypass publish restrictions to publish posts without proper authorization in WordPress.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2011-5270?

CVE-2011-5270 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 21 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2011-5270?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2011-5270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-5270, GHSA-3fp5-72pm-rf42.