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TI-2025-11162 Aliases CVE-2025-12174GHSA-c532-ghjf-67g6

Missing authorization in wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings &…

Priority LOW 28CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to export listing details and change the directorist slug.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wpWaxDirectorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Adsup to 8.5.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads VendorwpWax Affected up to 8.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——wpWax
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·wpWax

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12174
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c532-ghjf-67g6

References

Other 2

  • TI-2022-03630 Directorist < 7.4.4 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03605 Directorist < 7.4.2.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary User Password Update via IDOR CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-42481 WordPress Directorist plugin <= 8.8.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-23723 WordPress HelpGent plugin <= 2.2.5 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01866 Deserialization of untrusted data in wpWax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-02713 FormGent <= 1.9.2- Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via 'file_token' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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