WordPress 'post.php' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:62346

Info

WordPress 'post.php' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 62346
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-4340
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 10 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:06PM
Credit: Anakorn Kyavatanakij
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress 'post.php' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can leverage this issue to gain escalated privileges.

The issue is fixed in WordPress 3.6.1.

Exploit / POC

WordPress 'post.php' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using browser.

References

WordPress 'post.php' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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