The Author Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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References
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sem-author-image/trunk/sem-author-image.php#L394 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sem-author-image/trunk/sem-author-image.php#L398 cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sem-author-image/trunk/sem-author-image.php#L608 cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ecce583b-1e72-44e1-ab33-6cc647e62119?source=cve cve-icon
History

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description The Author Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'display_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Author Image <= 4.9.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'display_name' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T11:31:08.076Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T13:58:37.919Z

Link: CVE-2026-119097

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