Information disclosure in Wpkube Authors List
CVE-2025-12010
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
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Wpkube Authors List — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5189c1c0-2d4c-47f5-b8d9-3192a…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/authors-list/tags/2.0.6.1/includes/class-aut…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/authors-list/tags/2.0.6.1/includes/class-aut…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/authors-list/tags/2.0.6.2/includes/class-aut…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12010?
- CVE-2025-12010 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpkube Authors List, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12010?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.