CVE-2025-30830 WordPress Cool Author Box plugin <= 2.9.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Cool Author Box WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30830?
CVE-2025-30830 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box, published on 27 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30830?
How do I fix CVE-2025-30830?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30830 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-30830 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30830 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39hm-72f3-v7g5.