CVE-2025-12174 Missing authorization in Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
Authenticated subscribers can export listing details and change slugs due to missing capability checks in the Directorist WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-12174?
CVE-2025-12174 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published on 19 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12174?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12174 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-2025-12174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c532-ghjf-67g6.