(Simply) Guest Author Name

(Simply) Guest Author Name has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2024 and 2025; all 2 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, 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 (Simply) Guest Author Name has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. (Simply) Guest Author Name is installed on roughly 2,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.4/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

2

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4CVE-2025-24764

(Simply) Guest Author Name <= 4.36 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

2 records
Plugin Profile
Latestv4.42

(Simply) Guest Author Name

A. Jones

Author

A. Jones

4.7(23)
94/100
Last Updated
2026-02-22 (7mo ago)
Active Installs
2,000+
Downloads
80,589
Requires WP
4.1+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 6.9.7
Created
2015-11-11 (11y ago)

Version 4.41 Free Quickly and easily add a guest author to a post and link to the authors blog Display guest author name in posts Link author avatar Quick Edit Create a post and override the author name with one or more names or text. You can also create a link for the author name field, add a description and an email address for the gravatar. Premium Sorry, we do not have the resources to manage sales and support right now. Our premium plugin should be available again in July 2020. Additional Features: 1) Re-use & save guest authors 2) Upload guest author image 3) Guest author archives 4) Bulk edit guest authors in posts 5) Add guest authors to custom posts and pages 6) Easy Conversion process from our free version 7) Still supports gravatar and custom urls 8) Author list & Grid shortcodes 9) Supports Custom posts and author in searches 10) Elementor author archives 11) Author box 12) Filter posts by guest author 13) Now with multiple byline authors (coauthors)! 14) Now with shortcodes for author name, author link and author avatar For quicker support, please visit the plugin page on the Shoofly Solutions web page. http://www.shooflysolutions.com/software/guest-author-name/ Donations for extended support are appreciated but are never required! Please be kind and rate this plugin. Everything helps! Need More? Need more? Customization is available. Contact sales@shooflysolutions.com for more information.

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