CVE-2025-1570

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 8.1

Description The issue allows for privilege escalation via account takeover due to insufficient controls in the directorate generate password reset pin code() and reset user password() functions. This enables unauthenticated attackers to generate and brute force an OTP, allowing them to change any user's password, including an administrator's.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 8.1, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent privilege escalation via account takeover.