CVE-2026-1097 PUBLISHED

ThemeRuby Multi Authors <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'before' and 'after' Shortcode Attributes

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 16.01.2026 Published: 24.01.2026 Updated: 24.01.2026

The ThemeRuby Multi Authors – Assign Multiple Writers to Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'before' and 'after' shortcode attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.4

Product Status

Vendor themeruby
Product ThemeRuby Multi Authors – Assign Multiple Writers to Posts
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 1.0.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Djaidja Moundjid finder

References

Problem Types

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