CVE-2025-30830: Missing Authorization in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-30830 affects the Cool Author Box plugin by Hossni Mubarak, specifically versions up to 2.9.9. It is caused by missing authorization controls in the hm-cool-author-box-widget component, which leads to incorrect access control security levels. This allows remote attackers to access certain functionality without proper permissions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed over the network without privileges or user interaction, with limited impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability without authentication or user interaction to access restricted features or data within the Cool Author Box plugin. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss, with no integrity or availability impact reported. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently available. Until a patch is released, users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider restricting access to the affected plugin functionality if possible.
CVE-2025-30830: Missing Authorization in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-30830 affects the Cool Author Box plugin by Hossni Mubarak, specifically versions up to 2.9.9. It is caused by missing authorization controls in the hm-cool-author-box-widget component, which leads to incorrect access control security levels. This allows remote attackers to access certain functionality without proper permissions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed over the network without privileges or user interaction, with limited impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability without authentication or user interaction to access restricted features or data within the Cool Author Box plugin. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss, with no integrity or availability impact reported. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently available. Until a patch is released, users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider restricting access to the affected plugin functionality if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-03-26T09:20:39.457Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7324e6bfc5ba1def0a0a
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:33:56 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 11:13:26 AM
Last updated: 5/22/2026, 7:15:22 PM
Views: 69
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