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CVE-2012-4421

CVE information

Published

11 years ago

Last Modified

11 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
4/10
Exploit Score
8/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
Single
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

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