Directorist Social Login Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Directorist Social Login WordPress plugin, affecting versions prior to 2.1.4. This vulnerability allows users to escalate their privileges, potentially leading to full control over the website.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a low-privileged user to gain higher privileges, with the possibility of taking full control of the website.

Remediation

Users of the Directorist Social Login WordPress plugin should update to version 2.1.4 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.

Added: Apr 27, 2026, 11:19 AM
Updated: Apr 27, 2026, 11:19 AM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
0.0
impact
5.0
exploitability
7.4
remediation
0.0
relevance
6.7
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
4.2

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