CVE-2012-4421
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4421
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-4421.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-4421
- Downstream
- Published
- 2012-09-14T19:55:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:28Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
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