CVE-2024-13182 - CVE House

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Status published Critical CVE-2024-13182

WP Directorybox Manager <= 2.5 - Authentication Bypass

9.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

The WP Directorybox Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.5. This is due to incorrect authentication in the 'wp_dp_parse_request' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Friderika Baranyai

References

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Affected Vendor

Chimpstudio

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Affected Software

WP Directorybox Manager

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 13th, 2025

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material

Defense Evasion

T1021 Remote Services

Lateral Movement

T1098 Account Manipulation

Privilege Escalation