CVE-2025-1570: wordpress directorist
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-1570 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in wordpress directorist. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.4% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 8.2.
Timeline
- 28-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 8.1. This is due to the directorist_generate_password_reset_pin_code() and reset_user_password() functions not having enough controls to prevent a successful brute force attack of the OTP to change a password, or verify that a password reset request came from an authorized user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force an OTP that makes it possible to change any users passwords, including an administrator.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- wordfenceSource8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.43% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wpwax2 products
- directorist< 8.2
- directorist: ai-powered business directory, listings & classified ads≤ 8.1
Wordpress1 product
- directorist≤ 8.1 (fixed in 8.2)
2 vendors · 3 products