CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-12010

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

34th percentile - higher than 34% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Authors List plugin for WordPress up to version 2.0.6.1 is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure via arbitrary method call from the Authors_List_Shortcode class. An authenticated attacker with Contributor-level access or higher can 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.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated low-privilege user can access sensitive data of other users, including password hashes, potentially leading to account takeover. This is a serious confidentiality breach.

Recommendation

Update the Authors List plugin to the latest version that fixes the vulnerability. Additionally, review user permissions and monitor for unusual shortcode requests.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS