Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:4860Privilege Escalation
3.5 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation attacks. The attacks are possible through changing the user_ID parameter in wp-admin/includes/post.php, allowing any authenticated users to create a post as if written by another user.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| johnpbloch/wordpress-core | le | 3.6.0 |
References
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25321
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116828.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116832.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117118.html
wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/
www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25321
github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/3.6/wp-admin/includes/post.php#L55
www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
Related
3.5 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N