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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Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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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 | |
| Title | Authors List <= 2.0.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Method Call in Plugin's Shortcode | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-200 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2025-11-11T03:30:38.901Z
Updated: 2025-11-12T20:07:34.671Z
Reserved: 2025-10-21T12:38:07.051Z
Link: CVE-2025-12010
Updated: 2025-11-12T16:08:50.349Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-11-11T04:15:45.630
Modified: 2025-11-12T16:19:34.210
Link: CVE-2025-12010
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