The WP Post Author WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 does not check that the account was created before updating its profile during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the display name, nickname and website of the first user account, which is normally the administrator, when a registration form declares one of those fields.
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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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Wordpress-extensions wp Post Author |
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Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Post Author |
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-284 |
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | The WP Post Author WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 does not check that the account was created before updating its profile during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the display name, nickname and website of the first user account, which is normally the administrator, when a registration form declares one of those fields. | |
| Title | WP Post Author < 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated Modification of the First User Account's Profile Fields | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-29T10:56:07.645Z
Reserved: 2026-10-10T22:33:28.989Z
Link: CVE-2026-108685
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-29T06:17:17.443
Modified: 2026-10-29T06:17:17.443
Link: CVE-2026-108685
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-29T08:45:17Z
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