CVE-2024-13887 Missing authorization in Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress
Unauthenticated attackers can add arbitrary images to listings due to missing validation in the Business Directory Plugin for WordPress.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13887?
CVE-2024-13887 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress, published on 13 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.14 via the 'ajax_listing_submit_image_upload' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add arbitrary images to listings.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13887?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13887?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-13887 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13887 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rx5-5gmv-vg9p.