CVE-2025-2224
Directorist <= 8.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Publishing
Severity Score
5.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'parse_query' function in all versions up to, and including, 8.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the post_status of any post to 'publish'.
*Credits:
Michael Mazzolini
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-03-11 CVE Reserved
- 2025-03-24 CVE Published
- 2025-03-31 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-31 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
References (5)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Wpwax Search vendor "Wpwax" | Directorist AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin With Classified Ads Listings Search vendor "Wpwax" for product "Directorist AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin With Classified Ads Listings" | <= 8.2 Search vendor "Wpwax" for product "Directorist AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin With Classified Ads Listings" and version " <= 8.2" | en |
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