DesignThemes Directory Addon Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the DesignThemes Directory Addon for WordPress, affecting versions through 1.8. This vulnerability arises from incorrectly configured access control security levels, allowing unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining access to restricted functions or data, potentially allowing them to perform actions that should require higher privileges.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to a version later than 1.8. Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule to block attacks until an official patch is available.