Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | wordpress | wordpress before 3.0.6 and 3.1.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 3.2.1+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 3.2.1+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 3.2.1+dfsg-1 | — |