The create_post function in wp-includes/class-wp-atom-server.php in WordPress before 3.4.2 does not perform a capability check, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and publish new posts by leveraging the Contributor role and using the Atom Publishing Protocol (aka AtomPub) feature.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4356 The create_post function in wp-includes/class-wp-atom-server.php in WordPress before 3.4.2 does not perform a capability check, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and publish new posts by leveraging the Contributor role and using the Atom Publishing Protocol (aka AtomPub) feature.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:59:31.261Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2012-4421

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-09-14T19:55:01.777

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4421

cve-icon Redhat

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