CVE-2023-49747

MEDIUM 5.9

WordPress Guest Author Plugin <= 2.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

CVSS Score

5.9

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WebFactory Ltd Guest Author allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Guest Author: from n/a through 2.3.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	webfactory ltd
Product	guest author
Published	Dec 15, 2023
Last Updated	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

WebFactory Ltd / Guest Author

n/a ≤ 2.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/guest-author/wordpress-guest-author-plugin-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

emad (Patchstack Alliance)