TI-2025-18481 Aliases CVE-2025-24764 GHSA-p72v-jj9h-x7j5

WordPress (Simply) Guest Author Name plugin <= 4.36 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2025-07-04 · Updated 2026-04-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in A. Jones (Simply) Guest Author Name guest-author-name allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects (Simply) Guest Author Name: from n/a through <= 4.36.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
A. Jones	(Simply) Guest Author Name	up to 4.36	—	No fix listed	CNA

(Simply) Guest Author Name VendorA. Jones Affected up to 4.36 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24764
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p72v-jj9h-x7j5

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/guest-author-name/vulnerability/wordpress-simply-guest-author-name-plugin-4-36-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Sources

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