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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.

  • Published: Sep 14, 2012
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2012-4421
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
WordPress / wordpress 3.0.5 3.0.5.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.5.2 2.8.5.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.2.3 1.2.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.4.0 3.4.0.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.11 2.0.11.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.3.3 1.3.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.6 2.8.6.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0 2.0.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.1.1 2.1.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.2.3 2.2.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.2 2.0.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.1 2.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.1.1 1.1.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.2.4 1.2.4.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.6 2.0.6.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.1 2.0.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.4 2.8.4.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.4 2.0.4.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.0.2 3.0.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.2.1 3.2.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.1.4 3.1.4.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.2 2.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.2.1 1.2.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.1.3 2.1.3.x
WordPress / wordpress - 3.4.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.3.2 1.3.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.0 3.0.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8 2.8.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.2 3.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.3.3 3.3.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.7 2.0.7.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.1.2 2.1.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.0.1 3.0.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.2.5-a 1.2.5-a.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.7.1 2.7.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 0.71 0.71.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.6.3 2.6.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.5 2.0.5.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.3 2.8.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.4-a 2.8.4-a.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.6.5 2.6.5.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.1.3 3.1.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.2.2 2.2.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.3.3 2.3.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.5.1.1 1.5.1.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.9 2.0.9.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.1 2.8.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.2.1 2.2.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.7 2.7.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.5.2 1.5.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.0.1 1.0.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.0.4 3.0.4.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.6.2 2.6.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.9 2.9.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.1 3.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.3.1 2.3.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.0.2 1.0.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.5.1 2.5.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.3.2 3.3.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.6.1 2.6.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.5.1.2 1.5.1.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.1.2 3.1.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.2 1.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.5.1 2.8.5.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.0.6 3.0.6.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.9.2 2.9.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.5 2.5.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.3.1 3.3.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.1.1 3.1.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.2.2 1.2.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.10 2.0.10.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.9.1 2.9.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.0 1.0.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.3 3.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.5 1.5.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.2 2.8.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.5.1 1.5.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.2.5 1.2.5.x
WordPress / wordpress 3.0.3 3.0.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.5.1.3 1.5.1.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.9.1.1 2.9.1.1.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.3.2 2.3.2.x
WordPress / wordpress 1.3 1.3.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.6 2.6.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.8.5 2.8.5.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.0.8 2.0.8.x
WordPress / wordpress 2.3 2.3.x