PLUGIN SECURITY
Is One User Avatar safe?
Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
one-user-avatar - Author: One Designs
- 100000+ active installs
- 94/100 rating (41 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 564835 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2021-05-25
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.5.4
- Last updated: 2026-08-21 7:10pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
3 known CVEs on file for One User Avatar. Reported between 2021 and 2021.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-24672 | One User Avatar | User Profile Picture [one-user-avatar] < 2.3.7 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 2.3.7 | 2.3.7 | 2021-09-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2021-24675 | One User Avatar | User Profile Picture [one-user-avatar] < 2.3.7 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Medium 6.5 | < 2.3.7 | 2.3.7 | 2021-09-20 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-18983 | One User Avatar | User Profile Picture [one-user-avatar] < 2.5.5 | Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type | High 7.5 | < 2.5.5 | 2.5.5 | 2021-09-20 | ⚠ update needed |
How to fix it
Keep One User Avatar updated — 2.5.4 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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