Is User Avatar safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (1.2.2) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of User Avatar as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep User Avatar on the latest version (1.2.2) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of User Avatar are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.2.2 and older); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (older than 1.2.2, fixed in 1.2.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of User Avatar?

1.2.2, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2023-09-14). It has 800+ active installs.

What should I do if my User Avatar is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update user-avatar-reloaded). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · user-avatar-reloaded · data as of 2026-11-04

Is User Avatar safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.2.2
Last updated: 2023-09-14
Active installs: 800+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 6.3.14 · PHP 5.6+

Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar. — by Saad Iqbal

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without User Avatar for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get user-avatar-reloaded --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update user-avatar-reloaded updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.5 affects latest 1.2.2 CVE-2025-68080 · published 2025-12-16

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in User Avatar (1.2.2 and older)

Affected: 1.2.2 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Saad Iqbal User Avatar - Reloaded user-avatar-reloaded allows Stored XSS.This issue affects User Avatar - Reloaded: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.

NVD CVE-2025-68080 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-4798 · published 2023-10-16

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in User Avatar (older than 1.2.2)

Affected: older than 1.2.2
Fixed in: 1.2.2
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The User Avatar WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not properly sanitize and escape certain of its shortcodes attributes, which could allow relatively low-privileged users like contributors to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

NVD CVE-2023-4798 WPScan advisory

Recent activity

2023-09-14 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.2.2).
2025-12-16 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-68080), no fix listed yet.
2023-10-16 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2023-4798), fixed in 1.2.2.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/user-avatar-reloaded (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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