What is CVE-2011-1762?

CVE-2011-1762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2011-1762?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2011-1762 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wordpress

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.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Wordpress
N/a Wordpress — versions wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1762?: CVE-2011-1762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2011-1762?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2011-1762 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.