vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-post-author: CVE-2024-34387: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 6, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 6, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025
Description
The WP Post Author – Enhance Your Posts with the Author Bio, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, and Post Rating System, including User Registration Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to manipulate ratings.
Solution
wp-post-author-plugin-cve-2024-34387
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