# CVE-2011-5270: wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 3.0.6 does not enforce the publish\_posts capability requirement, which allows remote authenticat

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-21 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17710
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.6

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