PT-2025-14123 · Unknown · Philip John Author Bio Shortcode

0Xd4Rk5Id3 · Published 2025-04-01 · Updated 2025-04-05 · CVE-2025-31731

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Philip John Author Bio Shortcode versions n/a through 2.5.3

Description The issue is related to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, also known as Cross-site Scripting, which allows Stored XSS. This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the webpage, potentially affecting users who access the page.

Recommendations For Philip John Author Bio Shortcode versions n/a through 2.5.3, update to a version later than 2.5.3 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about other mitigation measures for this specific issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-31731

Affected Products

Philip John Author Bio Shortcode

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31731 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/author-bio-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-author-bio-shortcode-plugin-2-5-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1908663687063495166 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/author-bio-shortcode/vulnerability/wordpress-author-bio-shortcode-plugin-2-5-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note