CVE-2024-13541

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2024-13541 · Published 12/02/2025 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2024-13541 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting adirectory (adirectory).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.33%, higher than 26.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.3.5 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
adirectory adirectory	`< 2.3.5`	`2.3.5`

Description

The aDirectory – WordPress Directory Listing Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the adqs_delete_listing() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary posts.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tags/1.3.4/inc/Frontend/Ajax.php · Product
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tags/1.9.5/inc/Frontend/Ajax.php · Product
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adirectory/tags/2.1/inc/Frontend/Ajax.php · Product
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset · Patch
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c99b8a94-c35b-43a1-bb14-2ca97be421cc · Third Party Advisory

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