Directorist: Broken access control
Directorist is affected by broken access control. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can reach data or an operation that should be restricted to another user or a more privileged role.
- Component
- Directorist
- Plugin slug
directorist- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 12, 2022
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Dec 12, 2022 and is one of 21 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Directorist when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
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 7.4.2.2 suffers from an IDOR vulnerability which an attacker can exploit to change the password of arbitrary users instead of his own.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N