CVE-2026-108685
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-p922-mx52-2wrj ↗EUVD-2026-112618 ↗
description
WP Post Author versions before 4.2.0 can allow unauthenticated users to change display-name, nickname, or website fields for the first user account, which is commonly an administrator account. Exposure requires front-end registration to be enabled with one of the affected profile fields declared in the registration form.
mitigation
Upgrade WP Post Author to version 4.2.0 or later. Until upgrades are complete, disable front-end registration or remove the affected profile fields from its registration form.
fixed in 4.2.0
outcome
Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-29 06:00Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
this entry in the feed
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published 2026-10-29 06:32Z
last change 2026-10-29 08:59Z
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