Unauthorized Data Loss in aDirectory WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
CVE-2024-13541

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Adirectory – WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 February 2025

What is CVE-2024-13541?

The aDirectory – WordPress Directory Listing Plugin suffers from a serious vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber access or higher to delete any arbitrary posts. This issue arises from a lack of proper capability checks in the adqs_delete_listing() function, present in all versions up to and including version 2.3. This oversight puts user data at risk, posing a significant security threat to websites utilizing this plugin.

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Affected Version(s)

aDirectory – WordPress Directory Listing Plugin * <= 2.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tag...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tag...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Peter Thaleikis
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