WP Post Author < 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated Modification of the First User Account's Profile Fields
Exact source revision recorded 29 Oct 2026 06:47:47 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-108685
PublishedThe 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.
- Source published
- 29 Oct 2026 06:00:24 UTC
- Source modified
- 29 Oct 2026 06:00:24 UTC
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- 29 Oct 2026 06:47:47 UTC
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