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CVE-2023-7014: Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui <= 4.7.4 - Information Exposure via ma_debug

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-359

Description

The Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.4 via the 'ma_debu' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including post author emails and names if applicable.

Affected products

• Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress: before 4.7.5 — fixed in 4.7.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 4.7.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3019084/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/538e9ce3-2d48-44ad-bd08-8eead3ef15c3?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3019084/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/538e9ce3-2d48-44ad-bd08-8eead3ef15c3?source=cve

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