WordPress WP Post Author plugin <= 3.9.1 - SQL Injection vulnerability
Priority LOW 37CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Contributor SQL Injection in WP Post Author <= 3.9.1 versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00357 29th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57643
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chrq-mj9q-326j
References
More AF themes vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08123 Boost Your Blog's Engagement with WP Post Author <= 3.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-37217 WordPress WP Post Author plugin <= 3.8.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2026-69111 Blind SQL injection in WP Post Author WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2026-10321 WP Post Author <= 3.9.1 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-24630 WordPress WP Post Author plugin <= 3.6.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-12404 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-57643 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-57643 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chrq-mj9q-326j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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