TI-2025-22100 Aliases CVE-2025-30830 GHSA-39hm-72f3-v7g5

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

LOW 31CWE-862Published 2025-03-27 · Updated 2026-04-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00484 41st 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: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Hossni Mubarak	Cool Author Box	up to 2.9.9	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cool Author Box VendorHossni Mubarak Affected up to 2.9.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30830
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39hm-72f3-v7g5

References

Other 1

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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Sources

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