CVE-2013-4340
LOW
3.5
CVSS 2.0
Description
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.
Affected WordPress components
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WordPress coreUp to and including 3.6
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- n/a n/a — Versions not specified
- wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 3.6
References
- codex.wordpress.org http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1 Vendor Advisory
- core.trac.wordpress.org http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25321 Exploit, Patch
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116828.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116832.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117118.html
- wordpress.org http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- www.debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record