Directorist: A security weakness
Directorist is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Directorist
- Plugin slug
directorist- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 05, 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Sep 05, 2022 and is one of 21 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Directorist 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 WordPress plugin before 7.3.1 discloses the email address of all users in an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and any authenticated users
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N