Is Authors List safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (2.0.6.2) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of Authors List as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep Authors List on the latest version (2.0.6.2) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Authors List are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Information disclosure (2.0.6.1 and older, fixed in 2.0.6.2); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2.0.6.2 and older); Remote code execution (2.0.6 and older, fixed in 2.0.6.1); Remote code execution (2.0.4 and older, fixed in 2.0.5); Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.0.2 and older, fixed in 2.0.3). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Authors List?

2.0.6.2, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2025-11-24). It has 5,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Authors List is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update authors-list). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · authors-list · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Authors List safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.0.6.2
Last updated: 2025-11-24
Active installs: 5,000+
Known issues on record: 5
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 6.8.12 · PHP 5.4+

Use a shortcode to display a list or grid of post authors (or any other user role) and links to their post archives page. — by WPKube

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without Authors List for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get authors-list --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update authors-list updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

5 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-12010 · published 2025-11-11

Information disclosure in Authors List (2.0.6.1 and older)

Affected: 2.0.6.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.0.6.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

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

NVD CVE-2025-12010 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

medium 4.3 affects latest 2.0.6.2 CVE-2025-58792 · published 2025-09-05

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Authors List (2.0.6.2 and older)

Affected: 2.0.6.2 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPKube Authors List authors-list allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Authors List: from n/a through <= 2.0.6.2.

NVD CVE-2025-58792 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2024-13806 · published 2025-03-01

Remote code execution in Authors List (2.0.6 and older)

Affected: 2.0.6 and older
Fixed in: 2.0.6.1 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2024-13806 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

high 7.3 CVE-2024-10952 · published 2024-12-04

Remote code execution in Authors List (2.0.4 and older)

Affected: 2.0.4 and older
Fixed in: 2.0.5 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2024-10952 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

medium 6.1 CVE-2023-37981 · published 2023-07-27

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Authors List (2.0.2 and older)

Affected: 2.0.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.0.3
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPKube Authors List plugin <= 2.0.2 versions.

NVD CVE-2023-37981 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2025-11-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.0.6.2).
2025-11-11 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2025-12010), fixed in 2.0.6.2.
2025-09-05 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-58792), no fix listed yet.
2025-03-01 — Remote code execution disclosed (CVE-2024-13806), fixed in 2.0.6.1.

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Types found in this plugin: Remote code execution (2) · Sensitive data exposure (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/authors-list (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Authors List safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

The latest version (2.0.6.2) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

Information disclosure in Authors List (2.0.6.1 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Authors List (2.0.6.2 and older)

Remote code execution in Authors List (2.0.6 and older)

Remote code execution in Authors List (2.0.4 and older)

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Authors List (2.0.2 and older)

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