PT-2026-31252 · WordPress · Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block

Published 2026-04-08 · Updated 2026-04-12 · CVE-2026-39690

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block versions through 2.1.25

Description A missing authorization flaw exists in Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block author-avatars, allowing exploitation due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 2.1.25

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-39690

Affected Products

Paul Bearne Author Avatars List/Block

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39690 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2043295708170608953 · Twitter Post
• 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 · Note