WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in (Simply) Guest Author Name

Create a post and override the author name with one or more names or text. You can also create a link for the author name field

2Reported vulnerabilities
6.4Highest CVSS score
4.42Latest version
2,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update (Simply) Guest Author Name to 4.40 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: February 22, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.9.7 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2025-24764 Medium 6.4 0.2% 4.36 and earlier 4.40 July 4, 2025
CVE-2024-0254 Medium 5.4 0.5% 4.34 and earlier 4.35 February 5, 2024

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.