CVE-2012-4421

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.

CVSS v2.0

4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 78th percentile

Nuclei

low

Published

2012-09-14

Updated

2024-09-17

Nuclei templates (1)

• topscoder/nuclei-wordfence-cve/blob/main/nuclei-templates/2012/CVE-2012-4421-wordpress-14…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-4415
• CVE-2012-4422
• CVE-2012-4412
• CVE-2012-4424
• CVE-2012-4409
• CVE-2012-4425