Directorist <= 7.4.2.1 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary User Password Change
CVE-2022-3930Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤7.4.2.1Update to 7.4.2.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads directorist
- Affected≤ 7.4.2.1
- Patched in7.4.2.2
Update to 7.4.2.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 7.4.2.1. Version 7.4.2.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 7.4.2.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to cydave.
The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References in versions up to, and including, 7.4.2.1. This is due to the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, letting a user bypass authorization and access system resources. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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All 41| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤8.10.7Update to 8.11 | CVE-2026-122661 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤8.10.6Update to 8.10.7 | CVE-2026-119497 | |
| Low2.7 | Missing Authorization ≤8.10Update to 8.11 | CVE-2026-118530 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference ≤8.10Update to 8.11 | CVE-2026-118534 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤8.10Update to 8.11 | CVE-2026-118529 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤8.10.7Update to 8.11
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤8.10.6Update to 8.10.7
- Low2.7Missing Authorization
≤8.10Update to 8.11
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤8.10Update to 8.11
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤8.10Update to 8.11
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.