Medium severity · published Mar 27, 2025
CVE-2025-30830
WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 2.9.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cool Author Box · Hossni Mubarak
through 2.9.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30830
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30830
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
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