PT-2025-7746 · WordPress · Wp About Author

Theviper17 · Published 2025-02-24 · Updated 2025-02-24 · CVE-2025-27323

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 WP About Author versions 1.5 and earlier

Description The issue affects the WP About Author plugin, allowing for DOM-Based XSS due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. This can lead to Cross-site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For WP About Author versions 1.5 and earlier, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-27323

Affected Products

Wp About Author

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27323 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1894043633222910135 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-about-author/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-about-author-plugin-1-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1894118196526952523 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-about-author/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-about-author-plugin-1-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note