Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors

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Software Type Plugin
Software Slug publishpress-authors (view on wordpress.org)
Software Status Active
Software Author publishpress
Software Website wordpress.org
Software Downloads 676,956
Software Active Installs 20,000
Software Record Last Updated July 11, 2026

5 Vulnerabilities

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Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.10.1 - Missing Authorization
5.3
CVE-2026-25309
Mar 17, 2026
Researcher: Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (NomanProdhan)
PublishPress Authors <= 4.10.1 - Missing Authorization
4.3
CVE-2026-25330
Feb 6, 2026
Researcher: johska
PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
8.8
CVE-2025-47496
May 7, 2025
Researcher: Muhammad Yudha - DJ
PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
4.9
CVE-2025-26886
Mar 3, 2025
Researcher: Webula
Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary User Email Update and Account Takeover
8.8
CVE-2024-9215
Oct 16, 2024
Researcher: wesley (wcraft)
Title Status CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.10.1 - Missing Authorization Patched CVE-2026-25309 5.3 Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (NomanProdhan) March 17, 2026
PublishPress Authors <= 4.10.1 - Missing Authorization Patched CVE-2026-25330 4.3 johska February 6, 2026
PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion Patched CVE-2025-47496 8.8 Muhammad Yudha - DJ May 7, 2025
PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection Patched CVE-2025-26886 4.9 Webula March 3, 2025
Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary User Email Update and Account Takeover Patched CVE-2024-9215 8.8 wesley (wcraft) October 16, 2024

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