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Guest Author Vulnerabilities

5 known security issues reported for the Guest Author WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Dec 15, 2023.

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Guest Author [guest-author] < 2.4

unknown

[en] Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WebFactory Ltd Guest Author allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Guest Author: from n/a through 2.3.

Affected:
up to 2.4
Fixed in:
2.4
Disclosed:
Dec 15, 2023

CVE-2023-49747 on NVD →

Guest Author <= 2.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

medium

The Guest Author plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via author name in versions up to, and including, 2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in...

CVSS:
6.4
Affected:
up to 2.3
Fixed in:
2.4
Disclosed:
Dec 4, 2023

CVE-2023-49747 on NVD →

Guest Author <= 2.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

medium

The Guest Author plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's guest author parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access to inject ar...

CVSS:
6.4
Affected:
up to 2.3
Fixed in:
2.4
Disclosed:
Dec 1, 2023

Guest Author [guest-author] < 2.4

unknown

The Guest Author plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's guest author parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access to inject ar...

Affected:
up to 2.4
Fixed in:
2.4
Disclosed:
Dec 1, 2023

Guest Author [guest-author] < 2.4

unknown

The plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin&#039;s guest author parameters due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injecte...

Affected:
up to 2.4
Fixed in:
2.4

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