CVE-2024-13541
aDirectory – WordPress Directory Listing Plugin <= 2.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Feb 12, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 20, 2025
Description
The aDirectory – WordPress Directory Listing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the adqs_delete_listing() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
aDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Ads Listings Directoryadirectory |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c99b8a94-c35b-43a1-bb14-2ca97be421cc?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tags/1.3.4/inc/Frontend/Ajax.php#L115
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tags/1.9.5/inc/Frontend/Ajax.php#L115
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tags/2.1/inc/Frontend/Ajax.php#L113
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3235167%40adirectory&new=3235167%40adirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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