{"id":"CVE-2026-108685","title":"WP Post Author < 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated Modification of the First User Account's Profile Fields","summary":"The WP Post Author  WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 does not check that the account was created before updating its profile during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the display name, nickname and website o…","severity":"low","cvss":3.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-862"],"product":"WP Post Author","affected":["wp_post_author < 4.2.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-29T10:51:16.580191Z"},"published":"2026-10-29","updated":"2026-10-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-29T10:56:07.645Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108685","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/605832f7-40d5-4a74-a30a-5f5f2906db63/"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00259,"epssPercentile":0.17722,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-01T17:57:46.221Z","slug":"CVE-2026-108685","body":"## Overview\n\nThe WP Post Author  WordPress plugin before 4.2.0 does not check that the account was created before updating its profile during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite the display name, nickname and website of the first user account, which is normally the administrator, when a registration form declares one of those fields.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `wp_post_author < 4.2.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":20,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":20.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}