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Directorist CVE-2023-41798

MEDIUM
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File (CWE-1236)
2023-11-07 audit@patchstack.com
5.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization CSV injection prevention
Impact

CVSS score of 5.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.69%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A vulnerability in wpWax Directorist directorist.7.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1236. Affected products include: Wpwax Directorist.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in wpWax Directorist directorist.This issue affects Directorist: from n/a through <= 7.7.1.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 28% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.7%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2021-24981 HIGH POC
7.5 Dec 21

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.0.6.2 was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote File Upload leadi

CVE-2022-3961 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 19

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.4.4 does not prevent users with low privileges (like subscribers) from accessi

CVE-2022-3930 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 12

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.4.2.2 suffers from an IDOR vulnerability which an attacker can exploit to chan

CVE-2026-59518 CRITICAL
9.8 Jul 13

PHP Object Injection in the wpWax Directorist WordPress plugin (all versions through 8.8.2) lets remote attackers pass u

CVE-2026-22337 CRITICAL
9.8 Apr 27

Remote unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator level in Directorist Social Login WordPress pl

CVE-2026-77757 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Aug 26

Path traversal in the Directorist WordPress plugin (versions 8.5 through before 8.9.3) allows subscriber-level authentic

CVE-2022-2376 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Sep 05

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.1 discloses the email address of all users in an AJAX action available to bo

CVE-2022-2046 MEDIUM POC
4.9 Aug 08

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor direc

CVE-2023-1888 HIGH
8.8 Jun 09

The Directorist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an arbitrary user password reset in versions up to, and including,

CVE-2022-2377 MEDIUM POC
4.3 Aug 22

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in an AJAX action, allowing an

CVE-2026-17092 HIGH
8.1 Oct 14

Authorization bypass in the Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads plugin for WordPress (

CVE-2025-1570 HIGH
8.1 Feb 28

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to

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