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TI-2025-16685 Aliases CVE-2025-22804GHSA-3rpg-hvp5-w7r8

WordPress Author Avatars List/Block plugin <= 2.1.23 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block author-avatars allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Avatars List/Block: from n/a through <= 2.1.23.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00242 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Paul BearneAuthor Avatars List/Blockup to 2.1.23—No fix listedCNA
  • Author Avatars List/Block VendorPaul Bearne Affected up to 2.1.23 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22804
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rpg-hvp5-w7r8

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-28659 WordPress Author Avatars List/Block plugin <= 2.1.25 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2024-31688 WordPress Author Avatars List/Block plugin <= 2.1.21 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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