[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53561: Posts publicly displaying my username even though I have selected a different name in profile settings.

[WordPress Trac]

#53561: Posts publicly displaying my username even though I have selected a
different name in profile settings.
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 Reporter:  gabrieldiggs  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Security      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by desrosj):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * version:  5.7.2 =>
 * component:  General => Security
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 Hi @gabrieldiggs,

 Thanks for this ticket!

 Unfortunately, the amount of information provided is not enough to
 determine why your username is displaying instead of your display name.
 But this could be an intentional decision by the theme you are using.

 The WordPress project also does not consider usernames or user IDs to be
 private or secure information. This is outlined in the
 [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbookWordPress Core Handbook] on the
 [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/reporting-security-
 vulnerabilities/#why-are-disclosures-of-usernames-or-user-ids-not-a
 -security-issue Reporting Security Vulnerabilities page].

 In the future, issues that are believed to be security problems should be
 disclosed **responsibly and privately** to the
 [https://hackerone.com/wordpress project's HackerOne account]. If this
 were something that was considered a security issue that should be
 addressed, creating a public ticket here in Trac would expose every
 WordPress site to the vulnerability being detailed.

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