What is CVE-2023-1889?

CVE-2023-1889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-1889?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1889 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Wpwax Directorist

CVE-2023-1889

The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4. This is due to improper validation and authorization checks within the listing_task function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts. Please note CVE-2023-35052 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)
security@wordfence.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1889?: CVE-2023-1889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-1889?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1889 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.