CVE-2023-1889 (GCVE-0-2023-1889)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-09 05:33
Modified
2026-04-08 17:16
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Summary
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.
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