Authors List <= 2.0.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Method Call in Plugin's Shortcode
| CVE | CVE-2025-12010 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 6.5 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | November 10, 2025 |
| Last Updated | November 25, 2025 |
| Researcher |
kai
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Description
The Authors List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6.1 via the via arbitrary method call from Authors_List_Shortcode class. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to call methods such as get_meta to extract sensitive user data including password hashes, email addresses, usernames, and activation keys via specially crafted shortcode attributes
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Vulnerability Details for Authors List
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | authors-list (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 2.0.6.2, or a newer patched version |
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Recent vulnerabilities in Authors List
| # | Title | CVE ID | CVSS | Researchers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authors List <= 2.0.6.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | CVE-2025-58792 | Que Thanh Tuan - Blue Rock | September 5, 2025 | |
| 2 | Authors List <= 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution | CVE-2024-13806 | abrahack | February 28, 2025 | |
| 3 | Authors List <= 2.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via update_authors_list_ajax | CVE-2024-10952 | Arkadiusz Hydzik | December 3, 2024 | |
| 4 | Authors List <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via al_id | CVE-2023-37981 | LEE SE HYOUNG | July 10, 2023 |
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