Known vulnerabilities in Authors List

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5Reported vulnerabilities

7.3Highest CVSS score

2.0.6.2Latest version

5,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Authors List to 2.0.6.2 or later. 4 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

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Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2024-10952	High 7.3	0.6%	0 to 2.0.4 (inclusive) 0 to 2.0.4 (inclusive)	`2.0.5`	December 4, 2024
CVE-2025-12010	Medium 6.5	0.4%	0 to 2.0.6.1 (inclusive)	`2.0.6.2`	November 11, 2025
CVE-2024-13806	Medium 6.5	0.4%	2.0.6 and earlier	`2.0.6.1`	February 28, 2025
CVE-2023-37981	Medium 6.1	0.4%	Before 2.0.3	`2.0.3`	July 10, 2023
CVE-2025-58792	Medium 4.3	0.1%	2.0.6.1 and earlier	—	September 5, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.