Authors List <= 2.0.6 — Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
CVE-2024-13806Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.0.6Update to 2.0.6.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.5
- CVSS
- 6.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Authors List authors-list
- Affected≤ 2.0.6
- Patched in2.0.6.1
Update to 2.0.6.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.0.6. Version 2.0.6.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Authors List.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 2.0.6.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Authors List to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to abrahack.
The The Authors List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Authors List
All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Method Call in Plugin's Shortcode ≤2.0.6.1Update to 2.0.6.2 | CVE-2025-12010 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤2.0.6.1No patch available | CVE-2025-58792 | |
| High7.3 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via update_authors_list_ajax ≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5 | CVE-2024-10952 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via al_id <2.0.3Update to 2.0.3 | CVE-2023-37981 |
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Method Call in Plugin's Shortcode
≤2.0.6.1Update to 2.0.6.2
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤2.0.6.1No patch available
- High7.3Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via update_authors_list_ajax
≤2.0.4Update to 2.0.5
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via al_id
<2.0.3Update to 2.0.3
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.