Vulnerability · Published Jul 4, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-24764WordPress (Simply) Guest Author Name plugin <= 4.36 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in (Simply) Guest Author Name from A. Jones. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in A. Jones (Simply) Guest Author Name guest-author-name allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects (Simply) Guest Author Name: from n/a through <= 4.36.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| A. Jones | (Simply) Guest Author Name | 0 – through 4.36 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L