CVE-2025-2224
Directorist <= 8.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Publishing
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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'.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | wpwax |
| Product | directorist: ai-powered business directory, listings & classified ads |
| Published | Mar 25, 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:L/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wpwax / Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
0 ≤ 8.2
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/684e6a97-b884-4d25-99f1-81c2a43f1239?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/trunk/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L912 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/trunk/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L942 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/trunk/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L960 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3260639/
Credits
Michael Mazzolini