Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-46263WordPress Author Box After Posts plugin <= 1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Author Box After Posts from Lloyd Saunders. 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 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.4% 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 Lloyd Saunders Author Box After Posts author-box-after-posts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Box After Posts: from n/a through <= 1.6.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Saunders | Author Box After Posts | 0 – through 1.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L