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Co-Authors Plus Vulnerabilities

Review known vulnerability records for the WordPress plugin Co-Authors Plus (`co-authors-plus`), including severity, CVE references, affected versions, and patch status.

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Known Records
1
High or Critical
1
Patch Coverage
100%
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
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1. Match the Package
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2. Sort by Severity
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3. Check Patch Evidence
1 record include a patch path; verify compatibility before closing the finding.
4. Monitor Gaps
0 records still lack a listed fixed release, so keep this hub in the review queue.
Coverage Snapshot

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This hub clusters tracked records for Co-Authors Plus so operators can confirm whether a disclosed issue maps to the installed slug, version range, and patch path.

Patch Visibility
1 record include a published patch path, leaving 0 with no listed safe release yet.
Severity Mix
0 critical and 1 high severity finding.
Recent CVEs
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Known Vulnerabilities

Reports for Co-Authors Plus

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Plugin High Patched: Yes
Co-Authors Plus 3.5 - 3.5.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

The Co-Authors Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure via the /wp/v2/coauthors REST API input in versions 3.5 and 3.5.1. This is due to insufficient capability checking that allows unauthorized users to access the endpoint and retrieve guest a...

Published
Jun 07, 2022
Patched Release
3.5.2
Affected Versions
3.5 through 3.5.1
Next Step
Update to 3.5.2 or newer if supported.
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