CVE-2012-4421 Information
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Feb 14, 2021
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Description
The create_post function in wp-includes/class-wp-atom-server.php in WordPress before 3.4.2 does not perform a capability check which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and publish new posts by leveraging the Contributor role and using the Atom Publishing Protocol (aka AtomPub) feature.
Reference
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2 http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=2Ftags2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=2Ftags2F3.4.2&new=21780file2 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4