CVE-2024-34389 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-34389: WordPress WP Post Author plugin <= 3.6.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Af Themes

Product WP Post Author

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 6, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in AF themes WP Post Author.This issue affects WP Post Author: from n/a through 3.6.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Post Author through version 3.6.4 fails to properly check user permissions before allowing modifications to post authorship. A logged-in user with low privileges can change the author of posts without authorization. The vulnerability requires an active WordPress account but no special access level.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Change the author of published posts to another user account.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Post authorship can be altered by any logged-in user, potentially misattributing content or disrupting audit trails.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid WordPress user account with at least Subscriber-level access.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34389 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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