{"id":"CVE-2023-1889","published":"2023-06-09T05:33:29Z","modified":"2026-04-08T17:16:57Z","title":"Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Post Deletion in…","vendor":"wpwax","product":"Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4. This is due to improper validation and authorization checks within the listing_task function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts. Please note CVE-2023-35052 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.00609,"percentile":0.49034,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-639","name":"Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b47edd57-cac7-463f-88cc-8922f1b34612?source=cve","tags":[]},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920100/directorist","tags":[]},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/06/critical-security-update-directorist-wordpress-plugin-patches-two-high-risk-vulnerabilities/","tags":[]}],"priority":{"score":14.4,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":9.81},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":4.55}]},"vendorSlug":"wpwax","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"wpwax","product":"Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads","versions":["<= 7.5.4"]}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2023-24079","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"familyId":"fam-wpwax-directorist-ai-powered-business-di-cve-2023-1889","children":[{"from":"CVE-2023-1889","to":"CVE-2026-84098","relation":"incomplete-fix","confidence":"high","kind":"lineage","evidence":[{"kind":"text","provenance":"source","relation":"incomplete-fix","quote":"This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2023-1889 / CVE-2023-35052: a separate, unaddressed listing-deletion path allows the same impact, from at least version 3.1.0 through the current release.","from":"CVE.org","in":"CVE-2026-84098"}]}]}}