FKIE_CVE-2007-1893
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-04-09 20:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:38
Severity
Summary
xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users with the contributor role to bypass intended access restrictions and invoke the publish_posts functionality, which can be used to "publish a previously saved post."
References
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:38:31.120",
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