CVE-2024-2222: Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_callback_delete_attachment function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to delete arbitrary media uploads.

Affected products

pluginsware Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro: through 3.0.0

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro/trunk/admin/admin.php#L757
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro/trunk/public/user.php#L689
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3054455%40advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro%2Ftrunk&old=3012747%40advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc5da189-838d-4c0b-a734-283c4da36473?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro/trunk/admin/admin.php#L757
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro/trunk/public/user.php#L689
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3054455%40advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro%2Ftrunk&old=3012747%40advanced-classifieds-and-directory-pro%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc5da189-838d-4c0b-a734-283c4da36473?source=cve

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