FKIE_CVE-2010-5106
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-09-14 19:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:26
Severity
Summary
The XML-RPC remote publishing interface in xmlrpc.php in WordPress before 3.0.3 does not properly check capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and publish, edit, or delete posts, by leveraging the Author or Contributor role.
References
Impacted products
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