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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-12174

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on th

Published Nov 19, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-12174. EPSS is 0.21%. 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
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 0 ≤8.5.2

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to export listing details and change the directorist slug.

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  • vendor wpWax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 0 ≤8.5.20 ≤8.5.2

How to fix CVE-2025-12174

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-2025-12174. EPSS is 0.21%. 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 ≤8.5.2 0 ≤8.5.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. 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. Nov 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access a

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access a

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-12174

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-12174

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-198120

    The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'directorist_prepare_listings_export_file' and 'directorist_type_slug_change' AJAX actions in all

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 26, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026