CVE-2013-4340: wordpress
CVSS: 6.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4340DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4340
Published 12-09-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-4340 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in wordpress. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.6.1.
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)EPSS score
2.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 12-09-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
wp-admin/includes/post.php in WordPress before 3.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to spoof the authorship of a post by leveraging the Author role and providing a modified user_ID parameter.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.3Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LSourcesSingle source
Low 3.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.63% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.63%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (core.trac.wordpress.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsWeaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
- CWE-285Improper AuthorizationThe product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Affected systems
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress≤ 3.6 (fixed in 3.6.1)
- wordpress≤ 3.6
Debian1 product
- wordpress< 3.6.1+dfsg-1
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpress< 3.6.1+dfsg-1
3 vendors · 4 products
References
11 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116832.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116828.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117118.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA