# CVE-2012-6635: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 does not properly restrict excerpt-view access, which allows remot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-21 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php in WordPress before 3.3.3 does not properly restrict excerpt-view access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by visiting a draft.

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## References

- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/21086
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3.3

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