CVE-2022-2376
Published: 05 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-2376 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is an information disclosure issue tracked as CVE-2022-2376 and assigned CWE-862. It affects the Directorist WordPress plugin in versions before 7.3.1, where an AJAX action exposes the email addresses of all users.
The flaw can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers, as well as any authenticated users, over the network without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to retrieve the complete list of user email addresses, corresponding to a CVSS 5.3 rating that reflects limited impact confined to confidentiality.
Public advisories referenced at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/437c4330-376a-4392-86c6-c4c7ed9583ad recommend updating the Directorist plugin to version 7.3.1 or later to address the missing authorization check. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1316 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-34643
Vulnerability details
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.3.1 discloses the email address of all users in an AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and any authenticated users
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.