Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-30830WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 2.9.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Cool Author Box from Hossni Mubarak. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hossni Mubarak | Cool Author Box | 0 – through 2.9.9 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N