Vulnerability · Published Feb 1, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-12041Directorist – AI-Powered WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings <= 8.0.12 - Unauthenticated User Information Exposure
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads from wpwax. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Directorist: AI-Powered WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.0.12 via the /wp-json/directorist/v1/users/ endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including including usernames, email addresses, names, and more information about users.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpwax | Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | 0 – through 8.0.12 |
Weakness: CWE-359 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0d9817ff-ca56-4941-97bc-f26defe7ddd5?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3208874/directorist/tags/8.0.9/includes/rest-api/Version1/class-users-controller.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3231156/directorist/tags/8.1/includes/rest-api/Version1/class-users-controller.php