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WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars Vulnerabilities

Review known vulnerability records for the WordPress plugin WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars (`wp-post-author`), including severity, CVE references, affected versions, and patch status.

Recent tracked CVEs on this page include CVE-2024-56247, CVE-2024-8757 and CVE-2024-37101, so operators can jump from disclosure to patch validation without scanning the full feed first.

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Known Records
6
High or Critical
2
Patch Coverage
100%
Last Updated
Jan 08, 2025
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Indexed CVEs
5
CVE-2024-8757 High 3.8.2
CVE-2024-8757 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars SQL Injection

Boost Your Blog's Engagement with WP Post Author <= 3.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

CVE-2024-37101 Medium 3.6.8
CVE-2024-37101 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars Stored Cross-Site Scripting

WP Post Author <= 3.6.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

CVE-2024-56247 Medium 3.8.3
CVE-2024-56247 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars SQL Injection

WP Post Author <= 3.8.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

CVE-2024-34389 Medium 3.7.5
CVE-2024-34389 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars Vulnerability

WP Post Author – Enhance Your Posts with the Author Bio, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, and Post Rating System, including User Registration Form Builder <= 3.7.4 - Missing Authorization

CVE-2024-34387 Medium 3.6.5
CVE-2024-34387 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars Vulnerability

WP Post Author – Enhance Your Posts with the Author Bio, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, and Post Rating System, including User Registration Form Builder <= 3.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Rating Manipulation

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Patch Visibility
6 records include a published patch path, leaving 0 with no listed safe release yet.
Severity Mix
1 critical and 1 high severity finding.
Recent CVEs
CVE-2024-56247, CVE-2024-8757 and CVE-2024-37101
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Known Vulnerabilities

Reports for WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars

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Plugin Medium Patched: Yes CVE-2024-56247
CVE-2024-56247: WP Post Author <= 3.8.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

The WP Post Author plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attack...

Published
Dec 30, 2024
Patched Release
3.8.3
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.8.2
Next Step
Update to 3.8.3 or newer if supported.
Open CVE-2024-56247 Report Open CVE Reference
Plugin High Patched: Yes CVE-2024-8757
CVE-2024-8757: Boost Your Blog's Engagement with WP Post Author <= 3.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

The WP Post Author – Boost Your Blog&#039;s Engagement with Author Box, Social Links, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, Post Rating System, and Custom User Registration Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the linked_user_id parameter in all ve...

Published
Oct 11, 2024
Patched Release
3.8.2
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.8.1
Next Step
Update to 3.8.2 or newer if supported.
Open CVE-2024-8757 Report Open CVE Reference
Plugin Medium Patched: Yes CVE-2024-37101
CVE-2024-37101: WP Post Author <= 3.6.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The WP Post Author plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.6.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to...

Published
Jun 20, 2024
Patched Release
3.6.8
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.6.7
Next Step
Update to 3.6.8 or newer if supported.
Open CVE-2024-37101 Report Open CVE Reference
Plugin Medium Patched: Yes CVE-2024-34389
CVE-2024-34389: WP Post Author – Enhance Your Posts with the Author Bio, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, and Post Rating System, including User Registration Form Builder <= 3.7.4 - Missing Authorization

The WP Post Author plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the awpa_pro_api_post_rating_review() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level...

Published
May 06, 2024
Patched Release
3.7.5
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.7.4
Next Step
Update to 3.7.5 or newer if supported.
Open CVE-2024-34389 Report Open CVE Reference
Plugin Medium Patched: Yes CVE-2024-34387
CVE-2024-34387: WP Post Author – Enhance Your Posts with the Author Bio, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, and Post Rating System, including User Registration Form Builder <= 3.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Rating Manipulation

The WP Post Author – Enhance Your Posts with the Author Bio, Co-Authors, Guest Authors, and Post Rating System, including User Registration Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to...

Published
May 06, 2024
Patched Release
3.6.5
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.6.4
Next Step
Update to 3.6.5 or newer if supported.
Open CVE-2024-34387 Report Open CVE Reference
Plugin Critical Patched: Yes
WP Post Author <= 3.2.3 - Privilege Escalation

The WP Post Author plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.2.3. This is due to insufficient controls on the /set-user-data REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to set their user role to admini...

Published
Jun 28, 2023
Patched Release
3.3.0
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.2.3
Next Step
Update to 3.3.0 or newer if supported.
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