High severity · published Jun 9, 2023
CVE-2023-1888
Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Password Reset to Privilege Escalation
8.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an arbitrary user password reset in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4. This is due to a lack of validation checks within login.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to reset the password of an arbitrary user and gain elevated (e.g., administrator) privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DA
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads · wpwax
through 7.5.4 · source: vendor
DI
Directorist · Wpwax
through 7.5.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
DA
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
wpwax
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1888
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1888
Issue Tracking
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directorist
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/06/critical-security-update-directorist-wordpress-plugin-patches-two-high-risk-vulnerabilities/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01943559-e05b-4dca-b322-d880b2729ee7?source=cve
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