Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings: A security weakness
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 19, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Nov 19, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N