CVE-2023-2252

Directorist < 7.5.4 - Admin+ LFI

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Published Jan 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 2.7 Low EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.5.4 is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion as it does not validate the file parameter when importing CSV files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Directorist

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 7.5.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.342% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9da6eede-10d0-4609-8b97-4a5d38fa8e69/

History

Jun 2, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpwax Directorist

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 2, 2025, 3:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 3:55 PM
Updated: Jun 2, 2025, 3:09 PM
Reserved: Apr 24, 2023, 1:20 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:19 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:19 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 16, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

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