vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: hm-cool-author-box-widget: CVE-2025-30830: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Mar 27, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 27, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.
Solution
hm-cool-author-box-widget-plugin-cve-2025-30830
References
Rapid7 Labs
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