Vulnerability · Published Feb 28, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-1570Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings <= 8.1 - Privilege Escalation and Account Takeover via Weak OTP
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-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 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 8.1. This is due to the directorist_generate_password_reset_pin_code() and reset_user_password() functions not having enough controls to prevent a successful brute force attack of the OTP to change a password, or verify that a password reset request came from an authorized user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force an OTP that makes it possible to change any users passwords, including an administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpwax | Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | 0 – through 8.1 |
Weakness: CWE-640 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H