CVE-2025-46263: WordPress Author Box After Posts plugin <= 1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 CVSS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Lloyd Saunders Author Box After Posts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Box After Posts: from n/a through 1.6.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-46263

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 6.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: Lloyd Saunders

Product: Author Box After Posts

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 8.21% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46263
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/author-box-after-posts/vulnerability/wordpress-author-box-after-posts-plugin-1-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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