What is CVE-2025-12833?

CVE-2025-12833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paoltaia Geodirectory – Wp Business Directory Plugin And Classified Listings, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-12833?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Paoltaia Geodirectory – Wp Business Directory Plugin And Classified Listings

CVE-2025-12833

The GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.139 via the 'post_attachment_upload' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to attach arbitrary image files to arbitrary places.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Paoltaia Geodirectory – Wp Business Directory Plugin And Classified Listings — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12833?: CVE-2025-12833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paoltaia Geodirectory – Wp Business Directory Plugin And Classified Listings, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-12833?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.