Authors List <= 2.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via update_authors_list_ajax

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2024-10952
CVSS High (7.3)
Publicly Published December 3, 2024
Last Updated December 12, 2024
Researcher Arkadiusz Hydzik
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug authors-list (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.4
Patched Version
  • 2.0.5
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