CVE-2026-85657 | BDVDB-2026-374188 Detail

publishpressCo-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors

Description#

The Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘profile_fields_user_email_value_prefix’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user clicks on a link.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-09-15Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-09-15
Last modified: 2026-09-15

Vendor information

Vendor: publishpress
Product: Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors

All publishpress vulnerabilities

Score

5.4 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 14.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 4.15.0
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.4 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).