CVE-2024-12041: CWE-359 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
The Directorist: AI-Powered WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.0.12 via the /wp-json/directorist/v1/users/ endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including including usernames, email addresses, names, and more information about users.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Directorist WordPress plugin up to version 8.0.12 suffers from an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-359) via its REST API endpoint /wp-json/directorist/v1/users/. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive personal information about users, including usernames, email addresses, and names. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (medium severity). No patch or official fix information is provided in the current data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can extract private personal information from the affected plugin's REST API endpoint. This exposure could lead to privacy violations and potentially facilitate further targeted attacks such as phishing. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability, only confidentiality.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting access to the /wp-json/directorist/v1/users/ endpoint via web application firewall rules or other access controls to prevent unauthenticated access to sensitive user data.
CVE-2024-12041: CWE-359 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.0.12 via the /wp-json/directorist/v1/users/ endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including including usernames, email addresses, names, and more information about users.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Directorist WordPress plugin up to version 8.0.12 suffers from an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-359) via its REST API endpoint /wp-json/directorist/v1/users/. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive personal information about users, including usernames, email addresses, and names. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (medium severity). No patch or official fix information is provided in the current data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can extract private personal information from the affected plugin's REST API endpoint. This exposure could lead to privacy violations and potentially facilitate further targeted attacks such as phishing. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability, only confidentiality.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting access to the /wp-json/directorist/v1/users/ endpoint via web application firewall rules or other access controls to prevent unauthenticated access to sensitive user data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-02T17:37:29.493Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e2bb7ef31ef0b5971d2
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:27 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:19:55 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:53:54 PM
Views: 20
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