wpkube Authors List Plugin up to 2.0.6 on WordPress Shortcode code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wpkube Authors List Plugin up to 2.0.6 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the component Shortcode Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-13806. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in wpkube Authors List Plugin up to 2.0.6 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published by abrahack. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-13806 since 01/30/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• wpkube

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• Authors List Plugin

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• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6

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