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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-1889 EUVD-2023-24079GHSA-qhgh-c3g3-r5vf

Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Deletion in listing_task

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

Description

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.

Affected products

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

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