Description

WordPress is prone to a security bypass vulnerability because the application fails to properly perform user-profile checks. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently publish posts under certain circumstances. Note that successful exploitation requires 'Contributor-level' privileges. WordPress versions prior to 3.1.2 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to WordPress version 3.0.6, 3.1.2 or latest

References

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17710

http://secunia.com/advisories/44372/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2011-5270 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass