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

EPSS: 0.014 (69.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Wpwax Directorist
  • Unknown 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.