[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3807: Admin Functions Denying Access with "You don't have permission to do that"

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#3807: Admin Functions Denying Access with "You don't have permission to do that"
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 Reporter:  seanwedig                          |        Owner:  anonymous   
     Type:  defect                             |       Status:  new         
 Priority:  normal                             |    Milestone:  2.4 (future)
Component:  Administration                     |      Version:  2.1         
 Severity:  major                              |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  permissions has-patch 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment (by mdawaffe):

 To clarify, switching to use only $_COOKIE authentication (i.e. without
 nonces or the $_POST trick above) would be less secure and could open up a
 hole.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3807#comment:6>
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