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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.

low Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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.

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.6
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
low  CVSS 3.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (85.5th percentile)
Published
2013-09-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-264
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