CVE-2023-49747

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

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS Score

Published: December 15, 2023 at 03:16 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:36 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorGuest Author

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Severity

MEDIUM5.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Guest Author · Webfactoryltdwordpress-plugin

95%

v ≤ 2.3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

VDB EntryThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-79

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