Post Author: Cross-site scripting
Post Author is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Post Author
- Plugin slug
post-author- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 06, 2025
This CVE was published Jun 06, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Post Author to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Shabtai Post Author post-author allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Post Author: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L