CVE-2010-5106

The XML-RPC remote publishing interface in xmlrpc.php in WordPress before 3.0.3 does not properly check capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and publish, edit, or delete posts, by leveraging the Author or Contributor role.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.5 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2012-09-14

Last modified

2024-09-17

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Wordpress (Wordpress)

References

• http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.3
• http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16803
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/10