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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-10488

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 validatio

Published Oct 25, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-10488. EPSS is 0.91%. Act only if a listed version of wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.91%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 0 ≤8.4.8

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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  • vendor wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 0 ≤8.4.80 ≤8.4.8

How to fix CVE-2025-10488

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-10488. EPSS is 0.91%. Act only if a listed version of wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 0 ≤8.4.8 0 ≤8.4.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.91%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 execut

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 execut

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-10488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-10488

    30-day exploitation probability 0.91%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-35929

    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 p

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 27, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
  • EUVDOct 24, 2026