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2 vulnerabilities found for Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors by publishpress
CVE-2024-9215 (GCVE-0-2024-9215)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-10-17 02:06 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:24
VLAI
Title
Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary User Email Update and Account Takeover
Summary
The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 via the action_edited_author() due to missing validation on the 'authors-user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update arbitrary user accounts email addresses, including administrators, which can then be leveraged to reset that user's account password and gain access.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| publishpress | Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.7.1
(semver)
|
|
| publishpress | authors |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.7.1
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:publishpress:authors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Credits
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CVE-2024-9215 (GCVE-0-2024-9215)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-17 02:06 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:24
VLAI
Title
Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary User Email Update and Account Takeover
Summary
The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference to Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.1 via the action_edited_author() due to missing validation on the 'authors-user_id' user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update arbitrary user accounts email addresses, including administrators, which can then be leveraged to reset that user's account password and gain access.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| publishpress | Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.7.1
(semver)
|
|
| publishpress | authors |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.7.1
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:publishpress:authors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Credits
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