CVE-2022-2377: The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users to send arbitrary emails on behalf of the blog

medium Affects directorist (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-08-22; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users to send arbitrary emails on behalf of the blog

Package: directorist (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <7.3.0
Fixed in: 7.3.0
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (30.1th percentile)
Published: 2022-08-22
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352 CWE-862

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