Simple Local Avatars: known security problems
6 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 6 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 2.8.5 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.8.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.8.4
- Fixed in
- 2.8.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Local Avatars to version 2.8.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-8482
- Report title
- Simple Local Avatars <= 2.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Avatar Migration
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.7.11)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.7.11
- Fixed in
- 2.8.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Local Avatars to version 2.8.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-10786
- Report title
- Simple Local Avatars <= 2.7.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Cache Clearing
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.7.10
- Fixed in
- 2.7.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Local Avatars to version 2.7.11 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-43116
- Report title
- Simple Local Avatars <= 2.7.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_default_avatar_file_id()
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.7.3
- Fixed in
- 2.7.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Local Avatars to version 2.7.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-25860
- Report title
- simple-git < 3.16.0 - Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could slow down or crash your site (up to and including 2.7.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.7.3
- Fixed in
- 2.7.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Local Avatars to version 2.7.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-25881
- Report title
- http-cache-semantics < 4.1.1 - Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could slow down or crash your site (up to and including 2.5.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.0
- Fixed in
- 2.6.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Simple Local Avatars to version 2.6.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-25858
- Report title
- terser (JS Package) < 5.14.2 - Denial of Service
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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