CVE-2025-30808: WordPress About Author plugin <= 1.6.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 CVSS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in weblizar About Author allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects About Author: from n/a through 1.6.2.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-30808

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types

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

Affected Products

Vendor: weblizar

Product: About Author

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 9.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30808
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/about-author/vulnerability/wordpress-about-author-plugin-1-6-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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