CVE-2025-8482

Simple Local Avatars <= 2.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Avatar Migration

mediumMissing Authorization

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.8.5

Patched in

Time to patch

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.8.4

PublishedAugust 11, 2025

Last updatedAugust 12, 2025

Affected pluginsimple-local-avatars

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/69d78334-2b38-43ee-acf6-c073d5826213?source=api-prod

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