CVE-2023-1888

Directorist <= 7.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Password Reset to Privilege Escalation

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2023 at 05:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDirectorist

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an arbitrary user password reset in versions up to, and including, 7.5.4. This is due to a lack of validation checks within login.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to reset the password of an arbitrary user and gain elevated (e.g., administrator) privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Directorist· Wpwaxwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 7.5.4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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