WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in Simple Author Box

Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!

2Reported vulnerabilities
4.3Highest CVSS score
2.61Latest version
90,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Simple Author Box to 2.52 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 16, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1 / 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-2023-3601 Medium 4.3 0.5% Before 2.52 2.52 August 14, 2023
WF-f670b93e-da2e-43e7-a28a-6cacba4df3a1 Medium 4.3 — 2.50 and earlier 2.51 March 28, 2023

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