CVE-2025-2224
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS 3.1
Description
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'.
Affected WordPress components
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Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin · directoristUp to and including 8.2View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads — Up to and including 8.2
References
- 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/
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/684e6a97-b884-4d25-99f1-81c2a43f1239?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record