About Author

About Author has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2019 and 2025; all 2 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.3, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 2 of the records (100%).

Every one of the 2 issues recorded for About Author has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. About Author is installed on roughly 200 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.3/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

2

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4

About Author <= 1.3.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

2 records
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Latestv1.7.0
4.4(5)
88/100
Last Updated
2026-09-11 (1d ago)
Active Installs
200+
Downloads
69,304
Requires WP
0+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Created
2016-02-16 (11y ago)

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