CVE-2024-10952 – Authors List <= 2.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via update_authors_list_ajax
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-10952
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. • https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/authors-list/tags/2.0.4/backend/includes/class-authors-list-item.php#L843 https://wordpress.org/plugins/authors-list/#developers https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b3cfe0a-dcfb-40f3-ba43-4e838c113010?source=cve https://www.wpkube.com • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') •
CVE-2023-37981 – WordPress Authors List Plugin <= 2.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2023-37981
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPKube Authors List plugin <= 2.0.2 versions. The Authors List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the al_id parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. • https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/authors-list/wordpress-authors-list-plugin-2-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') •