CVE-2026-108685

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

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.

Severity

LOW

CVSS score

3.7 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-29 06:17:17.443000

Last modified

2026-10-29 15:18:27.920000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-108685",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-29T06:17:17.443",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T15:18:27.920",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "WP Post Author",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "4.2.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 3.7,
          "baseSeverity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
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          "timestamp": "2026-10-29T10:51:16.580191Z",
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/605832f7-40d5-4a74-a30a-5f5f2906db63/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
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}