CVE-2026-111592

6.4 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds No fix listed XSS Web app

What it is

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 'name (maps to display_name)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.17.0 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. Exploitation requires the attacker's user account to have a mapped author term, which occurs when an administrator has assigned them as a co-author on content or has enabled automatic author term creation for their role — this mapping is not present by default for new users on a stock install.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-10-16 13:27 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-10-31 08:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-02 16:19 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2026-10-31 08:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-02 16:19 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.4

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record