CVE-2026-108685 PUBLISHED

WP Post Author < 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated Modification of the First User Account's Profile Fields

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 10.10.2026 Published: 29.10.2026 Updated: 29.10.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product WP Post Author
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.2.0 (excl.)

Credits

  • Mutantgun finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE