CVE-2011-5270
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-5270 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-01-21 01:55:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to perform publish actions by leveraging the Contributor role. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 0.005060000 probability, percentile 0.663110000 (date 2026-05-03)
Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version 3.0.6 « WordPress Codex | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | codex.wordpress.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Changeset 17710 – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | Exploit, Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.