Input validation vulnerability in Author Bio Shortcode 2.5.3

The Author Bio Shortcode plugin for WordPress has a security issue called Stored Cross-Site Scripting. This means that the plugin doesn’t properly check for harmful code and can allow attackers with certain levels of access to insert their own code into pages. This code can then run whenever a user visits the affected page.

Detected in:

Author Bio Shortcode open vulnerable versions: >= * <= 2.5.3

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