Sensitive Information Exposure in Authors List Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-12010
6.5MEDIUM
What is CVE-2025-12010?
The Authors List plugin for WordPress is prone to a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to exploit arbitrary method calls within the Authors_List_Shortcode class. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, such as password hashes, email addresses, usernames, and activation keys. This exposure occurs via specially crafted shortcode attributes, compromising the security of user data in all versions up to 2.0.6.1.

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Affected Version(s)
Authors List * <= 2.0.6.1
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
kai