Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-1762

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.
Published 2022-04-18 17:15:12
Updated 2022-04-25 19:13:50
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2011-1762

Threat overview for CVE-2011-1762

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2011-1762
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2011-1762 11
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1762

EPSS FAQ
0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 34 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1762

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.0
2.9
 NIST
6.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.8
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-1762

  • During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2011-1762

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