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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-08-01 | Published 2025-08-12 | Updated 2025-08-12 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

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affected

Timeline

2025-08-04:Vendor Notified
2025-08-11:Disclosed

Credits

Håkon Harnes finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-2b38-43ee-acf6-c073d5826213?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...al-avatars.php?marks=1663-1672

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...class-simple-local-avatars.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-avatars&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2025-8482)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-8482)

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