CVE-2024-13182

CRITICAL 9.8

WP Directorybox Manager <= 2.5 - Authentication Bypass

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The WP Directorybox Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.5. This is due to incorrect authentication in the 'wp_dp_parse_request' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.

CWE	CWE-288
Vendor	chimpstudio
Product	wp directorybox manager
Published	Feb 13, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

Chimpstudio / WP Directorybox Manager

0 ≤ 2.5

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ea9e5e5d-a7fc-4159-a2ae-610bee76f818?source=cve localhost: http://localhost:1337/wp-content/plugins/wp-directorybox-manager/elements/login/cs-social-login/cs-social-login.php#L43

Credits

Friderika Baranyai