CVE-2025-10488

Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings <= 8.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Move

Published: Oct 25, 2025Updated: Oct 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22

8.1HIGH

Description

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file move due to insufficient file path validation in the add_listing_action AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to move arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is moved (such as wp-config.php).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

wpwax

commercialaka directorist, listings & classified ads, directorist: ai-powered business directory, legal pages

Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified AdsOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2249ef72-9955-4636-b32f-e88720923268?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.4.5/includes/classes/class-add-listing.php#L634

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3377181%40directorist&new=3377181%40directorist&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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