CVE-2024-13806

Authors List <= 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

mediumImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.0.6.1

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The The Authors List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. 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 Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.0.6

PublishedFebruary 28, 2025

Last updatedMarch 1, 2025

Affected pluginauthors-list

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dbfa20ad-6411-4054-9973-cb12d17c57f6?source=api-prod

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