CVE-2025-2224

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'.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
WordfenceCNA
5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA-ADPADP
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 19%
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/trunk/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L912
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/trunk/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L942
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/trunk/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L960
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3260639/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/684e6a97-b884-4d25-99f1-81c2a43f1239?source=cve