Description
Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered by Thinkland Security Team in WordPress MPL-Publisher – Self-publish your book & ebook plugin (versions <= 1.30.2).
## Solution
Update the WordPress MPL-Publisher – Self-publish your book & ebook plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.30.3).
Affected Software
Related
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