Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to export listing details and change the directorist slug.
Published: 2025-11-19
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized data export and slug modification
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Directorist plugin for WordPress contains a missing capability check in two AJAX actions, 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change', allowing authenticated users with Subscriber level or higher to export listing details or alter the plugin's slug without proper authorization. This vulnerability permits disclosure of sensitive listing information and arbitrary changes to directory configuration.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the Directorist AI-Powered Business Directory and Listings & Classified Ads plugin distributed by wpwax. All releases up to and including version 8.5.2 are impacted. Users running these versions on WordPress sites should verify their installed version against the remediation guidance.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 6.5 indicates medium severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low current exploitation probability. The issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers must first authenticate as a user with Subscriber or higher capability; exploitation occurs via authenticated AJAX endpoints, allowing download of listing data or modification of the slug.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 12:51 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Directorist plugin to version 8.5.3 or later, which includes the missing capability checks.
  • Review user roles on the site and ensure that only trusted users possess Subscriber or higher capabilities, minimizing the impact surface.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, temporarily block access to the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX endpoints for Subscriber+ users by implementing a firewall rule or adjusting plugin settings to prevent exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 12:51 UTC.

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History

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpwax
Wpwax directorist
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpwax
Wpwax directorist

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to export listing details and change the directorist slug.
Title Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings <= 8.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Data Export and Slug Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
Wpwax Directorist
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:02:10.164Z

Reserved: 2025-10-24T15:42:34.711Z

Link: CVE-2025-12174

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-11-19T06:15:45.697

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-12174

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-22T13:00:09Z

Weaknesses