Author Bio Shortcode
author-bio-shortcode · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for Author Bio Shortcode. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
1 known vulnerabilities
1 with no official fix seen · latest Apr 1, 2025
Listed on wordpress.org · latest 2.5.3 · last updated Sep 3, 2014 · 90+ installs
Not updated since Sep 3, 2014. A component left without updates for over two years should not be expected to patch new vulnerabilities.
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 2, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 6.5
CVE-2025-31731login requiredno fix seen
WordPress Author Bio Shortcode Plugin <= 2.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS). The record lists the latest wordpress.org release (2.5.3) as affected.