Description
WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to publish posts by leveraging the Contributor role, related to wp-admin/includes/post.php and wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php.
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 | 3.8.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 3.8.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 3.8.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | wordpress | 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u2 | DSA-2901-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | wordpress | 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u2 | DSA-2901-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2901-1 wordpress - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026