VDB
CVE-2012-4421
CVE-2012-4421
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 1.90% · 79.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4
EPSS Score
1.90%
79.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0, 0.71, 1.0 |
Timeline
- Sep 14, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Sep 14, 2023 EPSS Score