Known vulnerabilities in Author Avatars List/Block

Display lists of user avatars using widgets or shortcodes. With Gutenberg support.

4Reported vulnerabilities

6.4Highest CVSS score

2.2.0Latest version

4,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Author Avatars List/Block to 2.1.24 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 7, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.0 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2023-49846	Medium 6.4	0.4%	2.1.17 and earlier	`2.1.18`	December 6, 2023
CVE-2025-22804	Medium 6.4	0.2%	2.1.23 and earlier	`2.1.24`	January 7, 2025
CVE-2024-47370	Medium 6.4	0.2%	2.1.21 and earlier	`2.1.22`	September 30, 2024
CVE-2026-39690	Medium 5.3	0.2%	2.1.25 and earlier	—	February 23, 2026

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.