CVE-2012-4421

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 47%
VendorProductVersion
wordpresswordpress
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≤ 3.4.1
wordpresswordpress
0.71
wordpresswordpress
1.0
wordpresswordpress
1.0.1
wordpresswordpress
1.0.2
wordpresswordpress
1.1.1
wordpresswordpress
1.2
wordpresswordpress
1.2.1
wordpresswordpress
1.2.2
wordpresswordpress
1.2.3
wordpresswordpress
1.2.4
wordpresswordpress
1.2.5
wordpresswordpress
1.2.5:a
wordpresswordpress
1.3
wordpresswordpress
1.3.2
wordpresswordpress
1.3.3
wordpresswordpress
1.5
wordpresswordpress
1.5.1
wordpresswordpress
1.5.1.1
wordpresswordpress
1.5.1.2
wordpresswordpress
1.5.1.3
wordpresswordpress
1.5.2
wordpresswordpress
2.0
wordpresswordpress
2.0.1
wordpresswordpress
2.0.2
wordpresswordpress
2.0.4
wordpresswordpress
2.0.5
wordpresswordpress
2.0.6
wordpresswordpress
2.0.7
wordpresswordpress
2.0.8
wordpresswordpress
2.0.9
wordpresswordpress
2.0.10
wordpresswordpress
2.0.11
wordpresswordpress
2.1
wordpresswordpress
2.1.1
wordpresswordpress
2.1.2
wordpresswordpress
2.1.3
wordpresswordpress
2.2
wordpresswordpress
2.2.1
wordpresswordpress
2.2.2
wordpresswordpress
2.2.3
wordpresswordpress
2.3
wordpresswordpress
2.3.1
wordpresswordpress
2.3.2
wordpresswordpress
2.3.3
wordpresswordpress
2.5
wordpresswordpress
2.5.1
wordpresswordpress
2.6
wordpresswordpress
2.6.1
wordpresswordpress
2.6.2
wordpresswordpress
2.6.3
wordpresswordpress
2.6.5
wordpresswordpress
2.7
wordpresswordpress
2.7.1
wordpresswordpress
2.8
wordpresswordpress
2.8.1
wordpresswordpress
2.8.2
wordpresswordpress
2.8.3
wordpresswordpress
2.8.4
wordpresswordpress
2.8.4:a
wordpresswordpress
2.8.5
wordpresswordpress
2.8.5.1
wordpresswordpress
2.8.5.2
wordpresswordpress
2.8.6
wordpresswordpress
2.9
wordpresswordpress
2.9.1
wordpresswordpress
2.9.1.1
wordpresswordpress
2.9.2
wordpresswordpress
3.0
wordpresswordpress
3.0.1
wordpresswordpress
3.0.2
wordpresswordpress
3.0.3
wordpresswordpress
3.0.4
wordpresswordpress
3.0.5
wordpresswordpress
3.0.6
wordpresswordpress
3.1
wordpresswordpress
3.1.1
wordpresswordpress
3.1.2
wordpresswordpress
3.1.3
wordpresswordpress
3.1.4
wordpresswordpress
3.2
wordpresswordpress
3.2.1
wordpresswordpress
3.3
wordpresswordpress
3.3.1
wordpresswordpress
3.3.2
wordpresswordpress
3.3.3
wordpresswordpress
3.4.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
wordpress
bullseye (security)
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
sid
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
wordpress
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
vivid
not-affected
utopic
not-affected
trusty
dne
saucy
not-affected
raring
not-affected
quantal
not-affected
precise
ignored
oneiric
ignored
natty
ignored
lucid
ignored
hardy
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4