CVE-2024-9215: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in publishpress Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors
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.
CVE-2024-9215: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in publishpress Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors
Description
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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-26T16:03:28.660Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b43b7ef31ef0b550a3e
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:03 PM
Last updated: 2/26/2026, 5:01:51 AM
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