diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate.go
index 3d58ea9f534..4860116a03f 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate.go
@@ -129,23 +129,26 @@ func FromDictionaryFind(p pkg.Package) ([]cpe.CPE, bool) {
 func FromPackageAttributes(p pkg.Package) []cpe.CPE {
 	vendors := candidateVendors(p)
 	products := candidateProducts(p)
+	targetSWs := candidateTargetSw(p)
 	if len(products) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	keys := strset.New()
 	cpes := make([]cpe.Attributes, 0)
-	for _, product := range products {
-		for _, vendor := range vendors {
-			// prevent duplicate entries...
-			key := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s|%s", product, vendor, p.Version)
-			if keys.Has(key) {
-				continue
-			}
-			keys.Add(key)
-			// add a new entry...
-			if c := newCPE(product, vendor, p.Version, cpe.Any); c != nil {
-				cpes = append(cpes, *c)
+	for _, ts := range targetSWs {
+		for _, product := range products {
+			for _, vendor := range vendors {
+				// prevent duplicate entries...
+				key := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s|%s|%s", product, vendor, p.Version, ts)
+				if keys.Has(key) {
+					continue
+				}
+				keys.Add(key)
+				// add a new entry...
+				if c := newCPE(product, vendor, p.Version, ts); c != nil {
+					cpes = append(cpes, *c)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -162,6 +165,13 @@ func FromPackageAttributes(p pkg.Package) []cpe.CPE {
 	return result
 }
 
+func candidateTargetSw(p pkg.Package) []string {
+	if p.Type == pkg.WordpressPluginPkg {
+		return []string{"wordpress"}
+	}
+	return []string{cpe.Any}
+}
+
 //nolint:funlen
 func candidateVendors(p pkg.Package) []string {
 	// in ecosystems where the packaging metadata does not have a clear field to indicate a vendor (or a field that
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate_test.go
index 633fe32073f..e0b9af6cb6f 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/generate_test.go
@@ -719,6 +719,31 @@ func TestGeneratePackageCPEs(t *testing.T) {
 				"cpe:2.3:a:ruby_rake:ruby_rake:2.7.6-r0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "wordpress plugin",
+			p: pkg.Package{
+				Name:    "WP Coder",
+				Version: "2.5.1",
+				Type:    pkg.WordpressPluginPkg,
+				Metadata: pkg.WordpressPluginEntry{
+					PluginInstallDirectory: "wp-coder",
+					Author:                 "Wow-Company",
+					AuthorURI:              "https://wow-estore.com",
+				},
+			},
+			expected: []string{
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:wp-coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow-company:wp_coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", // this is the correct CPE relative to CVE-2021-25053
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow-estore:wp-coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow-estore:wp_coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow:wp-coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow:wp_coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow_company:wp-coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow_company:wp_coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow_estore:wp-coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+				"cpe:2.3:a:wow_estore:wp_coder:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress.go
index 3a28b270294..ae71b9fe2ba 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress.go
@@ -21,12 +21,18 @@ func candidateVendorsForWordpressPlugin(p pkg.Package) fieldCandidateSet {
 
 	vendors := newFieldCandidateSet()
 
+	if metadata.Author != "" {
+		vendors.addValue(strings.ToLower(metadata.Author))
+	}
+
 	if metadata.AuthorURI != "" {
 		matchMap := internal.MatchNamedCaptureGroups(vendorFromURLRegexp, metadata.AuthorURI)
 		if vendor, ok := matchMap["vendor"]; ok && vendor != "" {
-			vendors.addValue(vendor)
+			vendors.addValue(strings.ToLower(vendor))
 		}
-	} else {
+	}
+
+	if len(vendors) == 0 {
 		// add plugin_name + _project as a vendor if no Author URI found
 		vendors.addValue(fmt.Sprintf("%s_project", normalizeWordpressPluginName(p.Name)))
 	}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress_test.go
index 939588e926d..f292db9152e 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/cpegenerate/wordpress_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func Test_candidateVendorsForWordpressPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					AuthorURI:              "https://automattic.com/wordpress-plugins/",
 				},
 			},
-			expected: []string{"automattic"},
+			expected: []string{"automattic - anti-spam team", "automattic"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "All-in-One WP Migration",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func Test_candidateVendorsForWordpressPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					AuthorURI:              "https://bookingultrapro.com/",
 				},
 			},
-			expected: []string{"bookingultrapro"},
+			expected: []string{"booking ultra pro", "bookingultrapro"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Coming Soon Chop Chop",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func Test_candidateVendorsForWordpressPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					AuthorURI:              "https://www.chop-chop.org",
 				},
 			},
-			expected: []string{"chop-chop"},
+			expected: []string{"chop-chop.org", "chop-chop"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Access Code Feeder",
@@ -71,6 +71,22 @@ func Test_candidateVendorsForWordpressPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			// When a plugin as no `Author URI` use plugin_name + _project as a vendor
 			expected: []string{"access_code_feeder_project"},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "WP Coder",
+			pkg: pkg.Package{
+				Name: "WP Coder",
+				Metadata: pkg.WordpressPluginEntry{
+					PluginInstallDirectory: "wp-coder",
+					Author:                 "Wow-Company",
+					AuthorURI:              "https://wow-estore.com/",
+				},
+			},
+			// found in the wild https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-coder/tags/2.5.1/wp-coder.php
+			expected: []string{
+				"wow-company", // this is the correct answer relative to CPEs registered on CVE-2021-25053
+				"wow-estore",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {