WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Authors List < 2.0.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Method Call in Plugin's Shortcode
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
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
kai
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2025-11-10 (about 6 months ago)
Added
2025-11-10 (about 6 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-11-25 (about 5 months ago)