Is Molongui Authorship safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.3.2). As of 2026-11-04. 7 issues are on record for older versions; version 5.3.0 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Molongui Authorship on the latest version (5.3.2) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Molongui Authorship are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.2.12 and older, fixed in 5.3.0); Missing authorization check (4.7.3 and older, fixed in 4.7.4); Missing authorization check (4.7.7 and older, fixed in 4.7.8); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (4.7.7 and older, fixed in 4.7.8); Information disclosure (4.7.4 and older, fixed in 4.7.5); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (4.6.19 and older, fixed in 4.6.20). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Molongui Authorship?

5.3.2, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-08). It has 10,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Molongui Authorship is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update molongui-authorship). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · molongui-authorship · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Molongui Authorship safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 5.3.2
Last updated: 2026-10-08
Active installs: 10,000+
Known issues on record: 7
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6.20+

All-in-One Authorship Solution: Seamless Author Box, Guest Authors, and Co-Authors to enhance your site's authority, credibility, engagement, and SEO. — by Molongui

What to do

Update to the latest version (5.3.2). Anything older than 5.3.0 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get molongui-authorship --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update molongui-authorship updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

7 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

high 7.2 CVE-2026-101920 · published 2026-10-10

DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (5.2.12 and older)

Affected: 5.2.12 and older
Fixed in: 5.3.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment (href attribute inside comment content)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This is exploitable in the free build because the plugin's author-filter rewriter never appends the ?m_bm=true marker to its own anchors (Plugin::has_pro() returns false), meaning every href the byline script selects and rewrites is fully attacker-controlled.

NVD CVE-2026-101920 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2023-50876 · published 2024-12-09

Missing authorization check in Molongui Authorship (4.7.3 and older)

Affected: 4.7.3 and older
Fixed in: 4.7.4
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Molongui Molongui allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Molongui: from n/a through 4.7.3.

NVD CVE-2023-50876 Patchstack advisory

low 2.7 CVE-2024-30507 · published 2024-03-29

Missing authorization check in Molongui Authorship (4.7.7 and older)

Affected: 4.7.7 and older
Fixed in: 4.7.8
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Molongui.This issue affects Molongui: from n/a through 4.7.7.

NVD CVE-2024-30507 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-29764 · published 2024-03-27

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (4.7.7 and older)

Affected: 4.7.7 and older
Fixed in: 4.7.8
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Molongui allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Molongui: from n/a through 4.7.7.

NVD CVE-2024-29764 Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2023-7014 · published 2024-02-05

Information disclosure in Molongui Authorship (4.7.4 and older)

Affected: 4.7.4 and older
Fixed in: 4.7.5 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.4 via the 'ma_debu' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including post author emails and names if applicable.

NVD CVE-2023-7014 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 4.8 CVE-2023-39921 · published 2023-11-30

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (4.6.19 and older)

Affected: 4.6.19 and older
Fixed in: 4.6.20
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Molongui Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui: from n/a through 4.6.19.

NVD CVE-2023-39921 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-39164 · published 2023-09-04

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (4.6.19 and older)

Affected: 4.6.19 and older
Fixed in: 4.6.20
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Molongui Author Box for Authors, Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors – Molongui plugin <= 4.6.19 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-39164 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-08 — latest release on wordpress.org (5.3.2).
2026-10-10 — DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-101920), fixed in 5.3.0.
2024-12-09 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2023-50876), fixed in 4.7.4.
2024-03-29 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-30507), fixed in 4.7.8.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (4) · Missing authorization (2) · Sensitive data exposure (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/molongui-authorship (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Molongui Authorship safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (5.3.2)

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (5.2.12 and older)

Missing authorization check in Molongui Authorship (4.7.3 and older)

Missing authorization check in Molongui Authorship (4.7.7 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (4.7.7 and older)

Information disclosure in Molongui Authorship (4.7.4 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (4.6.19 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Molongui Authorship (4.6.19 and older)

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