Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Deletion in listing_task

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-1889
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-06-09 06:15:58 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:18:08 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.001060000 probability, percentile 0.287870000 (date 2026-04-09)

Problem Types: CWE-639 | CWE-639 CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wpwax Directorist All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wpwax Directorist AI-Powered Business Directory Listings Classified Ads affected 7.5.4 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Deletion in listing_task af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/06/critical-security-update-directorist-wordpress-p... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Alex Thomas (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-04-04T00:00:00.000ZDiscovered
CNA2023-04-05T00:00:00.000ZVendor Notified
CNA2023-06-01T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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