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Guest Author Name Vulnerabilities

4 known security issues reported for the Guest Author Name WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Jul 4, 2025.

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(Simply) Guest Author Name <= 4.36 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

medium

The (Simply) Guest Author Name plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 4.36 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts...

CVSS:
6.4
Affected:
up to 4.36
Fixed in:
4.40
Disclosed:
Jul 4, 2025

CVE-2025-24764 on NVD →

(Simply) Guest Author Name [guest-author-name] <= 4.36 (unfixed)

unknown

[en] Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in A. Jones (Simply) Guest Author Name allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects (Simply) Guest Author Name: from n/a through 4.36.

Affected:
up to 4.36
Fix:
No patched version reported
Disclosed:
Jul 4, 2025

CVE-2025-24764 on NVD →

(Simply) Guest Author Name [guest-author-name] < 4.35

unknown

[en] The (Simply) Guest Author Name plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's post meta in all versions up to, and including, 4.34 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with cont...

Affected:
up to 4.35
Fixed in:
4.35
Disclosed:
Feb 5, 2024

CVE-2024-0254 on NVD →

(Simply) Guest Author Name <= 4.34 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

medium

The (Simply) Guest Author Name plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's post meta in all versions up to, and including, 4.34 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contribut...

CVSS:
6.4
Affected:
up to 4.34
Fixed in:
4.35
Disclosed:
Jan 26, 2024

CVE-2024-0254 on NVD →

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