CVE-2023-1889
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/06/2023
Last modified:
08/04/2026
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 7.5.4 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directorist
- 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
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directorist
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b47edd57-cac7-463f-88cc-8922f1b34612?source=cve



