Vulnerability Report
Plugin High No patch listed CVE-2025-1657

Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Meta Update and PHP Object Injection

The Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and PHP Object Injection due to a missing capability check on the stm_listing_ajax AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update post meta data and inject PHP Objects that may be unserialized. A capability check was added in 2.1.8, but the unserialize is still present.

Quick Answer

CVE-2025-1657 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing. It affects Versions up to 2.2.0 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

Published
Mar 14, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 17, 2025
Slug
ulisting
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Operator Briefing

CVE-2025-1657 is tracked for the Plugin Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 2.2.0. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type
Vulnerability
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 2.2.0
Tracking ID
CVE-2025-1657
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
CVE CVE-2025-1657
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.2.0
Related CVE Cluster

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