CVE-2025-24691 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-24691: WordPress People Lists plugin <= 1.3.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Ctltwp

Product People Lists

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 24, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ctltwp People Lists people-lists allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects People Lists: from n/a through <= 1.3.10.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

People Lists versions 1.3.10 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter information without proper permission validation. The vulnerability affects the integrity of stored data but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data in People Lists without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter People Lists data, compromising data integrity and trust.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 24, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24691 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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