CVE-2023-1889

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 v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directorist	Issue Tracking
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/06/critical-security-update-directorist-wordpress-plugin-patches-two-high-risk-vulnerabilities/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b47edd57-cac7-463f-88cc-8922f1b34612?source=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directorist	Issue Tracking
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b47edd57-cac7-463f-88cc-8922f1b34612?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-06-09 06:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 05:28

NVD link : CVE-2023-1889

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1889

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1889

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wpwax

directorist

CWE

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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