Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.2.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-2769578
  • published20 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Apr 2022

Introduced: 18 Apr 2022

CVE-2011-1762  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 3.2.1+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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1