CVE-2025-1570 Auth bypass in Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
Unauthenticated attackers can brute force weak OTPs to reset passwords and take over accounts, including administrators, 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-2025-1570?
CVE-2025-1570 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published on 28 Feb 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 privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 8.1. This is due to the directorist_generate_password_reset_pin_code() and reset_user_password() functions not having enough controls to prevent a successful brute force attack of the OTP to change a password, or verify that a password reset request came from an authorized user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force an OTP that makes it possible to change any users passwords, including an administrator.
Weakness: CWE-640
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1570?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpwax Directorist.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1570?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1570 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-1570 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1570 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
- CVE-2023-1888 Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Password Reset to Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-24981 Directorist – Business Directory Plugin < 7.0.6.2 - CSRF to Remote File Upload
- CVE-2023-1889 Missing authorization in Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
- CVE-2022-3961 Directorist < 7.4.4 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Information Disclosure
- CVE-2022-3930 Directorist < 7.4.2.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary User Password Update via IDOR
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq63-2g3g-qjf5.