[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63856: Bug Report: Post Author Can Be Assigned to Subscribers via Gutenberg Editor

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#63856: Bug Report: Post Author Can Be Assigned to Subscribers via Gutenberg Editor
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 Reporter:  chilu5504                            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Editor                               |     Version:  6.8.2
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-test-info needs-unit-tests dev-  |     Focuses:  tests,
  feedback                                       |  administration
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Comment (by Mamaduka):

 I'm really not sure about this one.

 Only users who can make complete modifications to everyone's
 (`edit_others_posts`) posts can assign the users; others will get the
 error:

 > Updating failed. Sorry, you are not allowed to update posts as this
 user.

 Adding validation to a couple of components won't change much. The same
 user can dispatch data actions via DevTools - `wp.data.dispatch(
 'core/editor' ).editPost( { author: 2 } );`.

 The "problem" also affects the classic editor. I wasn't able to find it,
 but there could be a similar report for it.

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