WordPress Lets Remote Authenticated Editors Gain Additional Access
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025737 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1025737
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 30 2011
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Impact:
User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 3.1.4
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in WordPress. A remote authenticated editor can gain additional access on the target site.
A remote authenticated user with 'Editor' privileges can gain additional access on the target site.
K. Gudinavicius of SEC Consult reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote authenticated editor can gain additional access on the target site.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.1.4).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://wordpress.org/news/2011/06/wordpress-3-1-4/
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Vendor URL: wordpress.org/news/2011/06/wordpress-3-1-4/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:29:19 +0000
Subject: WordPress
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http://wordpress.org/news/2011/06/wordpress-3-1-4/
This release fixes an issue that could allow a malicious Editor-level user to gain
further access to the site. Thanks K. Gudinavicius of SEC Consult for bringing this to
our attention.
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