Description
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.
Published: 2012-09-14
Score: 4.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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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: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4421

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4421

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