CVE-2022-2046
Directorist - Business Directory Plugin < 7.2.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor directly to the site, but does not check the URL domain it gets the zip files from. This could allow administrators to run code on the server, which is a problem in multisite configurations.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor directly to the site, but does not check the URL domain it gets the zip files from. This could allow administrators to run code on the server, which is a problem in multisite configurations.
- Record
CVE-2022-2046- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directorist - Business Directory Plugin < 7.2.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor directly to the site, but does not check the URL domain it gets the zip files from. This could allow administrators to run code on the server, which is a problem in multisite configurations.
- Record
CVE-2022-2046- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34349 No score
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor directly to the site, but does not check the URL domain it gets the zip files from. This could allow administrators to run code on the server, which is a problem in multisite configurations.
- Record
EUVD-2022-34349- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmv3-cpf6-fmj8
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins...
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor directly to the site, but does not check the URL domain it gets the zip files from. This could allow administrators to run code on the server, which is a problem in multisite configurations.
- Record
GHSA-gmv3-cpf6-fmj8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Directorist - Business Directory Plugin < 7.2.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.2.3 allows administrators to download other plugins from the same vendor directly to the site, but does not check the URL domain it gets the zip files from. This could allow administrators to run code on the server, which is a problem in multisite configurations.
- Record
CVE-2022-2046- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-2046 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Wpwax Directorist, published August 8, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wpscan.com/vulnerability/03a04eab-be47-4195-af77-0df2a32eb807
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2752034/directorist?contextall=1&old=2731298&old_path=%2Fdirectorist
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2046
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gmv3-cpf6-fmj8