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6.4
Easy Author Image plugin: Malicious images can inject malicious scripts
CVE-2026-1373
Summary
The Easy Author Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to attacks that can inject malicious code into user profiles. This can happen when an authenticated user with limited access uploads a malicious image. To fix this, update the plugin to the latest version or remove it if you're not using it.
Original title
The Easy Author Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'author_profile_picture_url' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 due to insufficient ...
Original description
The Easy Author Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'author_profile_picture_url' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
nvd CVSS3.1
6.4
Vulnerability type
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Published: 19 Feb 2026 · Updated: 11 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026