CVE-2025-30830 (GCVE-0-2025-30830)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-27 10:55 – Updated: 2025-03-27 18:57
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Title
WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 2.9.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Cool Author Box: from n/a through 2.9.9.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Product Version
Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.9.9 (custom)
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Credits
Trương Hữu Phúc (truonghuuphuc) (Patchstack Alliance)
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