WordPress Core < 3.6.1 - Spoof Post Authorship

2013-09-11 00:00

Anakorn Kyavatanakij

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.6.1

Affected CoreWordPress 3.6

Affected Version<= 3.6

CVSS6.3Medium

CVECVE-2013-4340

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.6.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4340 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af420213-039b-41a4-b177-4035fc727867

CVSS Vector

6.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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