CVE-2023-49846

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2023-49846 · Published 14/12/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-49846 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting author avatars list/block (bearne).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.39%, higher than 32.8% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.1.19 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
author avatars list/block bearne	`< 2.1.19`	`2.1.19`

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Avatars List/Block: from n/a through 2.1.17.

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/author-avatars/wordpress-author-avatars-list-block-plugin-2-1-16-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Third Party Advisory

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