{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31731 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31731 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2025-31731 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Philip John Author Bio Shortcode, published on 1 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2025-31731 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2025-31731 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Philip John Author Bio Shortcode, published on 1 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31731 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Philip John Author Bio Shortcode. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31731/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31731/index.md)","id":"CVE-2025-31731","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31731/index.md","name":"CVE-2025-31731","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-8fhq-4v9j-268j"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Stored XSS in Author Bio Shortcode allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Patchstack","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Philip John Author Bio Shortcode author-bio-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Bio Shortcode: from n/a through \u003c= 2.5.3.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"WordPress Author Bio Shortcode Plugin \u003c= 2.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-31731","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2025"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"WordPress GB Gallery Slideshow plugin \u003c= 1.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-31732"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress Marketer Addons Plugin \u003c= 1.0.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-31730"},"products":["Author Bio Shortcode"],"published":"2025-04-01","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-28","vendors":["Philip John"]},"summary":"Stored XSS in Author Bio Shortcode allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31731/"}