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6 known security issues reported for the Hm Cool Author Box Widget WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed May 7, 2025.
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Scan your site freeThe Cool Author Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the hmcab_admin_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings via a forged request g...
[en] Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Cool Author Box: from n/a through 3.0.0.
The Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.
[en] Missing Authorization vulnerability in Hossni Mubarak Cool Author Box allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Cool Author Box: from n/a through 2.9.9.
The Freemius SDK for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘fs_request_get’ function in versions up to, and including, 2.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute...
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