{"id":"CVE-2012-4421","details":"The create_post function in wp-includes/class-wp-atom-server.php in WordPress before 3.4.2 does not perform a capability check, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and publish new posts by leveraging the Contributor role and using the Atom Publishing Protocol (aka AtomPub) feature.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:28.198969Z","published":"2012-09-14T19:55:01Z","references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file2"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.1&old=21780&new_path=%2Ftags%2F3.4.2&new=21780#file2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.4.2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/4"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}