Medium 5.3Published Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2026-39690WordPress Author Avatars List/Block plugin <= 2.1.25 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 4:40 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block author-avatars allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Author Avatars List/Block: from n/a through <= 2.1.25.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Patchstack
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Apr 29, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block paul_bearne:author_avatars_list_block (from the name)	through 2.1.25	CNA record

References

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/author-avatars/vulnerability/wordpress-author-avatars-list-block-plugin-2-1-25-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	vdb-entry

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