Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-10488Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings <= 8.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Move
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal 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 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file move due to insufficient file path validation in the add_listing_action AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to move arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is moved (such as wp-config.php).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpwax | Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | 0 – through 8.4.8 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2249ef72-9955-4636-b32f-e88720923268?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.4.5/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L634
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3377181%40directorist&new=3377181%40directorist&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=