Authors List <= 2.0.6.1 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Method Call in Plugin's Shortcode
CVE-2025-12010Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.0.6.1Update to 2.0.6.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.5
- CVSS
- 6.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Information Exposure
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Authors List authors-list
- Affected≤ 2.0.6.1
- Patched in2.0.6.2
Update to 2.0.6.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.0.6.1. Version 2.0.6.2 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.
What to do
- Update to version 2.0.6.2, 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 kai.
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
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
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All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤2.0.6.1No patch available | CVE-2025-58792 | |
| Medium6.5 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ≤2.0.6Update to 2.0.6.1 | CVE-2024-13806 | |
| 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 |
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤2.0.6.1No patch available
- Medium6.5Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
≤2.0.6Update to 2.0.6.1
- 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
Same weakness (Information Exposure)
All Information Exposure| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
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ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
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- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
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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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