Medium severity · published Jun 9, 2023
CVE-2023-1889
Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Deletion in listing_task
6.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4. This is due to improper validation and authorization checks within the listing_task function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts. Please note CVE-2023-35052 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% 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-2023-1889
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1889
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/b47edd57-cac7-463f-88cc-8922f1b34612?source=cve
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