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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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2026-11-11T11:31:08.076Z
Updated: 2026-11-11T11:31:08.076Z
Reserved: 2026-10-29T13:58:37.919Z
Link: CVE-2026-119097
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-11-11T12:19:11.667
Modified: 2026-11-11T12:19:11.807
Link: CVE-2026-119097
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