WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Post Author < 3.7.5 - Missing Authorization

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function allowing authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
wp-post-author
Fixed in 3.7.5

References

CVE
CVE-2024-34389
URL
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-post-author/wordpress-wp-post-author-plugin-3-6-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
A5: Broken Access Control
CWE
CWE-862
CVSS
4.3 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Kyle Sanchez
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
c203c93f-ebbd-484b-ae86-03b1afe149e1

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-05-06 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2024-05-07 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2024-09-02 (about 1 year ago)

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