WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Post Author < 3.6.5 - Subscriber+ Rating Manipulation

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 manipulate ratings.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
wp-post-author
Fixed in 3.6.5

References

CVE
CVE-2024-34387
URL
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-post-author/wordpress-wp-post-author-plugin-3-6-4-rating-value-manipulation-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
f9e250a3-fb29-459a-9f55-1d9681330bbe

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-05-06 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2024-05-07 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2024-05-24 (about 2 years ago)

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