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CVE-2011-5270: wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to perform publish actions by leveraging the Contri

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

wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to perform publish actions by leveraging the Contri

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.0.5 or =3.0 or =3.0.1 or =3.0.2 or =3.0.3 or =3.0.4
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.0
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (74.0th percentile)
Published
2014-01-21
Source
nvd

References

CWE-264
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