Auth bypass in Wpwax Directorist

CVE-2022-2376

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.1 discloses the email address of all users in an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and any authenticated users

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-2376: held from 0.015 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.003

Affected products

  • Wpwax Directorist
  • Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin With Classified Ads Listings — versions 7.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2376?
CVE-2022-2376 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-2376?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2376 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.