Authors List <= 2.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via update_authors_list_ajax
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.3epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 57% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
The The Authors List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via update_authors_list_ajax AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected products
wpkube · Authors ListReferences
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/authors-list/tags/2.0.4/backend/includes/class-authors-list-item.php#L843https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3205955/authors-list/trunk/backend/includes/class-authors-list-item.phphttps://wordpress.org/plugins/authors-list/#developershttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b3cfe0a-dcfb-40f3-ba43-4e838c113010?source=cve