CVE-2025-2224 Directorist <= 8.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Publishing
Unauthenticated attackers can arbitrarily publish any post due to a missing capability check 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-2025-2224?
CVE-2025-2224 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published on 25 Mar 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 and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'parse_query' function in all versions up to, and including, 8.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the post_status of any post to 'publish'.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2224?
How do I fix CVE-2025-2224?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2224 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-2025-2224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx3r-h88c-jrgc.