CVE-2025-8482 Simple Local Avatars <= 2.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Avatar Migration
Authenticated subscribers can modify avatar metadata for all users due to missing capability checks in the Simple Local Avatars plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8482?
CVE-2025-8482 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10up Simple Local Avatars, published on 12 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Local Avatars plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data in version 2.8.4. This is due to a missing capability check on the migrate_from_wp_user_avatar() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to migrate avatar metadata for all users.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8482?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8482?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8482 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-2025-8482 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8482 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hhg-39mv-cqcm.