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CVE-2011-1762: 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

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<3.0.6 or >=3.1 and <3.1.2
Fixed in
3.0.6, 3.1.2
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (54.2th percentile)
Published
2022-04-18
Source
nvd

References

CWE-276CWE-284
NVD recordWordPress core advisories

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