Access Restriction Bypass Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.0.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.18% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WORDPRESS-18067432
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed14 Sept 2012

Introduced: 14 Sep 2012

CVE-2010-5106  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest wordpress to version 3.0.3-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The XML-RPC remote publishing interface in xmlrpc.php in WordPress before 3.0.3 does not properly check capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and publish, edit, or delete posts, by leveraging the Author or Contributor role.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1