Directorist Plugin up to 8.5.2 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Directorist Plugin up to 8.5.2 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-12174. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Directorist Plugin up to 8.5.2 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to export listing details and change the directorist slug.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12174. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/19/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-198120). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/18/2025 Advisory disclosed
11/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/19/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-12174 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332885
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2025 20:32
Updated: 11/19/2025 11:19
Changes: 11/18/2025 20:32 (49), 11/19/2025 07:49 (12), 11/19/2025 11:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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