CVE-2025-31731

WordPress Author Bio Shortcode Plugin <= 2.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Apr 1, 2025
Updated: Apr 28, 2026
Reserved: Apr 1, 2025

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Philip John Author Bio Shortcode author-bio-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Bio Shortcode: from n/a through <= 2.5.3.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Author Bio ShortcodePhilip John	2.5.3 and earlierAffected

References

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=cvevdb-entry

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