CVE-2025-24764

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in A. Jones (Simply) Guest Author Name guest-author-name allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects (Simply) Guest Author Name: from n/a through <= 4.36.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 3.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/guest-author-name/vulnerability/wordpress-simply-guest-author-name-plugin-4-36-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-04 09:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 08:59

NVD link : CVE-2025-24764

Mitre link : CVE-2025-24764

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-24764

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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