CVE-2025-30830

MEDIUM 5.3

WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 2.9.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box hm-cool-author-box-widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Cool Author Box: from n/a through <= 2.9.9.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	hossni mubarak
Product	cool author box
Published	Mar 27, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Hossni Mubarak / Cool Author Box

0 ≤ 2.9.9

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/hm-cool-author-box-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-cool-author-box-plugin-2-9-9-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program