CVE-2011-1762 json
A flaw exists in Wordpress related to the 'wp-admin/press-this.php 'script improperly checking user permissions when publishing posts.
published 2022-04-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1761
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw exists in Wordpress related to the 'wp-admin/press-this.php 'script improperly checking user permissions when publishing posts. This may allow a user with 'Contributor-level' privileges to post as if they had 'publish_posts' permission.
Patch / fix
- wordpress wordpress 3.0.6, 3.1.2
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.2.1+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1762
Exploit prediction
0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a wordpress
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordpress.org
/support/wordpress-version/version-3-1-2/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-1762
- NVD CVE-2011-1762
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