CVE-2025-2224
Medium
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'.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductDirectorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
PublishedMar 25, 2025
First seenMar 25, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-862Missing authorization
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | v ≤ 8.2 | — |
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