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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-23548 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress DirectoryPress plugin up to version 3.6.25. An unauthenticated network attacker may access information that should require authorization. The published severity is medium, with limited confidentiality impact and no stated integrity or availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority exposure review. The issue is unauthenticated and internet-reachable, but currently described impact is limited to confidentiality and no active exploitation is cited.
Technical view
The record describes CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Designinvento DirectoryPress through 3.6.25. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact only. Public sources do not provide endpoint details, proof of exploitation, or a named fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the DirectoryPress plugin at version 3.6.25 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is remotely reachable and does not require authentication, but public sources provided here do not indicate active exploitation. It is not listed as CISA KEV in the source bundle.
Researcher notes
The available record lacks affected endpoint details, exploitability notes, and fixed-version information. Avoid assuming broader impact beyond low confidentiality loss until vendor or Patchstack publishes more detail.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the DirectoryPress plugin and version.
- Check Designinvento, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed version is available.
- Disable or restrict the plugin if no safe update is available.
- Review site access logs for unusual unauthenticated access patterns.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether DirectoryPress is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag 3.6.25 or earlier.
- Verify remediation status against vendor or Patchstack advisories.
- Confirm compensating controls if the plugin remains enabled.
- Monitor for new public details or vendor updates.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.