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CVE-2025-10488: wordpress directorist Path Traversal

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighDeferred
Published 25-10-2025Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-10488 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in wordpress directorist. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.5% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 8.4.9.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.91%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 0.85% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • directorist≤ 8.4.8 (fixed in 8.4.9)
Wpwax1 product
  • directorist: ai-powered business directory, listings & classified ads≤ 8.4.8

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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