CVE-2025-12010 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-12010: Authors List <= 2.0.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Limited Method Call in Plugin's Shortcode

Vendor Wpkube
Product Authors List
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published November 11, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Authors List through version 2.0.6.1 exposes sensitive information to authenticated users. A logged-in user with low privileges can read data they should not have access to. The vulnerability does not allow data modification or system unavailability. Update to a version newer than 2.0.6.1.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information accessible only to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can view private or restricted data they shouldn't access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with a low-privilege account; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 11, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated