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1 vulnerability by nomadcoder
CVE-2024-0254 (GCVE-0-2024-0254)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-05 21:21 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:35
VLAI
Title
(Simply) Guest Author Name <= 4.34 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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 contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomadcoder | (Simply) Guest Author Name |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.34
(semver)
|
Credits
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