PT-2023-17317 · WordPress · Directorist

Alex Thomas · CVE-2023-1889 · Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2023-06-16

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Directorist plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 7.5.4

Description The issue arises from improper validation and authorization checks within the listing task function, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to delete arbitrary posts.

Recommendations For Directorist plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 7.5.4, update to a version that includes proper validation and authorization checks to prevent arbitrary post deletion.

Exploit

Fix

IDOR

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-639

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1889

Affected Products

Directorist

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/1xxx/CVE-2023-1889.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1889 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1889 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/blog/2023/06/critical-security-update-directorist-wordpress-plugin-patches-two-high-risk-vulnerabilities · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b47edd57-cac7-463f-88cc-8922f1b34612?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directorist · Note