Description
xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users with the contributor role to bypass intended access restrictions and invoke the publish_posts functionality, which can be used to "publish a previously saved post."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 9, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified