Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-49633

DirectoryPress <= 3.6.19 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

The DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.19. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-49633 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing. It affects Versions up to 3.6.19 and is fixed in 3.6.20.

Published
Jan 06, 2025
Last Updated
Jan 15, 2025
Slug
directorypress
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 3.6.20, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-49633 is tracked for the Plugin DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 3.6.19. Update DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing to 3.6.20 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
3.6.20
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 3.6.19
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-49633
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
directorypress View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-49633
Patched Versions
3.6.20
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.6.19
Related CVE Cluster

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Critical CVE-2024-38755 3.6.11 Jul 11, 2024
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High CVE-2026-3489 3.6.27 Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-3489 DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing SQL Injection

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High CVE-2023-37967 3.6.3 Jul 12, 2023
CVE-2023-37967 DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing Vulnerability

DirectoryPress <= 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization

High CVE-2024-32567 3.6.8 Apr 16, 2024
CVE-2024-32567 DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing Cross-Site Scripting

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Medium CVE-2025-62967 3.6.26 Oct 18, 2025
CVE-2025-62967 DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing Stored Cross-Site Scripting

DirectoryPress <= 3.6.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2024-10584 3.6.17 Dec 23, 2024
CVE-2024-10584 DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing File Upload

DirectoryPress <= 3.6.16 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2026-27387 3.6.27 Dec 18, 2025
CVE-2026-27387 DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing Vulnerability

DirectoryPress – Business Directory And Classified Ad Listing <= 3.6.26 - Missing Authorization

Medium CVE-2025-32249 3.6.23 Apr 04, 2025
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