Unauthorized Data Loss in aDirectory WordPress Directory Listing Plugin

CVE-2024-13541

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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