Gentoo: GLSA 200608-19 Normal: WordPress Access Control Escalation Issue
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August 10, 2006
A flaw in WordPress allows registered WordPress users to elevate privileges.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-19
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: WordPress: Privilege escalation
Date: August 10, 2006
Bugs: #142142
ID: 200608-19
Synopsis
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A flaw in WordPress allows registered WordPress users to elevate
privileges.
Background
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WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based multiuser blogging system.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/wordpress < 2.0.4 >= 2.0.4
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The WordPress developers have confirmed a vulnerability in capability
checking for plugins.
Impact
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By exploiting a flaw, a user can circumvent WordPress access
restrictions when using plugins. The a...
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