CVE-2025-30808: WordPress About Author plugin <= 1.6.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin About Author about-author allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects About Author: from n/a through <= 1.6.2.

Affected products

Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin About Author: through 1.6.2

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/about-author/vulnerability/wordpress-about-author-plugin-1-6-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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