CVE-2022-2377Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated arbitrary email via unchecked AJAX handler

Published Aug 22, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Missing authorization in Directorist before 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to send arbitrary email through the WordPress site. The send_announcement() function exposes the atbdp_send_announcement AJAX action without capability or CSRF checks and passes attacker-selected recipient, subject, and message values into the site's mail flow. Any logged-in account, including a Subscriber, can cause the site to deliver attacker-composed messages that appear to originate from the blog.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Directorist before 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to send arbitrary email through the WordPress site. The send_announcement() function exposes the atbdp_send_announcement AJAX action without capability or CSRF checks and passes attacker-selected recipient, subject, and message values into the site's mail flow. Any logged-in account, including a Subscriber, can cause the site to deliver attacker-composed messages that appear to originate from the blog.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2377
Published
Aug 22, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
wpWax
Product
Directorist
Classifications
CWE-352, CWE-862
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.3.0 <7.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

wpWax · Directoristversion=7.3.0 <7.3.0

Published CVSS scores

4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-862Missing Authorization

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