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WordPress core

CVE-2013-4340

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.

Severity
Low 3.5
Published
12 Sept 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Every version up to 3.6

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4340
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4340