CVE-2025-24691 WordPress People Lists plugin <= 1.3.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
An attacker can bypass access controls in the People Lists plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24691?
CVE-2025-24691 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ctltwp People Lists, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ctltwp People Lists people-lists allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects People Lists: from n/a through <= 1.3.10.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24691?
How do I fix CVE-2025-24691?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24691 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-24691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qcj-rrpq-j8w7.