WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in WP Custom Author URL

Set a custom URL for your author name link, on a global or author-specific basis. Also redirects all author pages.

1Reported vulnerabilities
4.8Highest CVSS score
2.1.0Latest version
5,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP Custom Author URL to 1.0.5 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: April 7, 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-2023-1614 Medium 4.8 0.5% Before 1.0.5 1.0.5 May 2, 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.