Access Restriction Bypass Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.4.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WORDPRESS-1563316
  • published22 Jul 2012
  • disclosed22 Jul 2012

Introduced: 22 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-3383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wordpress to version 3.4.1+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The map_meta_cap function in wp-includes/capabilities.php in WordPress 3.4.x before 3.4.2, when the multisite feature is enabled, does not properly assign the unfiltered_html capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging the Administrator or Editor role and composing crafted text.

CVSS Scores

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