Description
The Author Bio Box WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and sanitization via several parameters found in the ~/includes/admin/class-author-bio-box-admin.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 3.3.1. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Author Bio Box | Author Bio Box | >= 3.3.1, <= 3.3.1 |
References
- https://github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/Author%20Bio%20Box.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2613798/author-bio-box/tags/3.3.2/includes/admin/class-author-bio-box-admin.phpPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39349Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/Author%20Bio%20Box.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2613798/author-bio-box/tags/3.3.2/includes/admin/class-author-bio-box-admin.phpPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39349Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 15, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified