Description
WordPress before 3.5.2 does not properly check the capabilities of roles, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions on publishing and authorship reassignment via unspecified vectors.
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 | 3.5.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 3.5.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 3.5.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | wordpress | 3.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2718-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | wordpress | 3.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u1 | DSA-2718-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2718-1 wordpress - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026