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CVE-2011-5270

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…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
WordpressWordpress
through 3.0.5
Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4

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