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    CVE-2023-1889

    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.

    Published:Jun 9, 2023
    Last Modified:Apr 8, 2026
    EPS:Jun 9, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00096
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wpwax
    Product
    Directorist

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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