CVE-2026-85657 — Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors <= 4.15.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'profile_fields_user_email_value_prefix' Parameter
The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘profile_…
Published: 2026-09-15 · CVSS: 5.4 · CVSS 3.1
The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘profile_fields_user_email_value_prefix’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user clicks on a link.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7