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
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-11T12:19:11.667

Modified: 2026-11-11T12:19:11.807

Link: CVE-2026-119097

cve-icon Redhat

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