CVE-2023-1888
The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an arbitrary user password reset in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an arbitrary user password reset in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4. This is due to a lack of validation checks within login.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to reset the password of an arbitrary user and gain elevated (e.g., administrator) privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.98% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wpwax/directorist
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directoristIssue Tracking
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/06/critical-security-update-directorist-wordpress-plugin-patches-two-high-risk-vulnerabilities/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01943559-e05b-4dca-b322-d880b2729ee7?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directoristIssue Tracking
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01943559-e05b-4dca-b322-d880b2729ee7?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.