wp-admin/includes/post.php in WordPress before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to spoof the authorship of a post by leveraging the Author role and providing a modified user_ID parameter.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wordpress | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 12, 2013 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wordpressUpgrade zh-wordpress-zh_TWUpgrade de-wordpressUpgrade ru-wordpressUpgrade zh-wordpress-zh_CNUpgrade ja-wordpress | Dec 10, 2025 | Oct 19, 2013 |
| Wordpress | — | Upgrade Wordpress to version 3.6.1 | May 16, 2017 | Sep 12, 2013 |
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