Afthemes maintains a focused WordPress plugin product portfolio, with its primary exposure centered on the Post Author plugin and its handling of user permissions and input validation. The recurring vulnerability classes—missing authorization, cross-site scripting, and SQL injection—reflect common application-layer weaknesses in web-facing plugins where access controls and input sanitization are critical to security posture. Current exploitation activity and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Afthemes over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (5 CVEs).
5 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-57643HIGH Contributor SQL Injection in WP Post Author <= 3.9.1 versions. | Jun 26, 2026 | 8.5 | 35 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-56247HIGH Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in AF themes WP Post Author wp-post-author allows SQL Injection.This issue affect | Jan 2, 2025 | 7.2 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-37101MEDIUM Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in AF themes WP Post Author allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Post A | Jul 22, 2024 | 5.4 | 17 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-34387MEDIUM Missing Authorization vulnerability in AF themes WP Post Author.This issue affects WP Post Author: from n/a through 3.6.4. | May 6, 2024 | 4.3 | 16 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-34389MEDIUM Missing Authorization vulnerability in AF themes WP Post Author.This issue affects WP Post Author: from n/a through 3.6.4. | May 6, 2024 | 4.3 | 15 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (5 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Afthemes.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Afthemes — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.