What is CVE-2023-2351?

CVE-2023-2351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-2351?

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

Is CVE-2023-2351 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit

CVE-2023-2351

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_admin' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to delete or change plugin settings, import demo data, delete Directory Kit related posts and terms, and install arbitrary plugins. A partial patch was introduced in version 1.2.0.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit — versions 0
Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50c5154c-1573-4c2b-85a1-a89bd… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.1.8/public/class-wpdir… (Exploit)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Release Notes)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Release Notes)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Release Notes)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2351?: CVE-2023-2351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdirectorykit Wp Directory Kit, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-2351?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2351 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.