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Case File

CVE-2011-5270

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 1.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-01-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0. It affects WordPress. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2011-5270
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4
EPSS
1.49%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticated users to perform publish actions by leveraging the Contributor role.