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High · 8.8 CVE-2023-1888 EUVD-2023-24078GHSA-8w55-5xrc-rc8m

Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Password Reset to Privilege Escalation

Published Jun 9, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an arbitrary user password reset in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4. This is due to a lack of validation checks within login.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to reset the password of an arbitrary user and gain elevated (e.g., administrator) privileges.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads ≤ 7.5.4 —

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