CVE-2025-12010
Medium
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
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductAuthors List
PublishedNov 11, 2025
First seenNov 11, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-200Sensitive information exposure
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wpkube Authors List | v ≤ 2.0.6.1 | — |
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