CVE-2020-36666: E-Plugins Directory Pro

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The directory-pro WordPress plugin before 1.9.5, final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, producer-retailer WordPress plugin through TODO, photographer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.0.9, real-estate-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.1, institutions-directory WordPress plugin before 1.3.1, lawyer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.9, doctor-listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.6, Hotel Listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.7, fitness-trainer WordPress plugin before 1.4.1, wp-membership WordPress plugin before 1.5.7, sold by the same developer (e-plugins), do not implementing any security measures in some AJAX calls. For example in the file plugin.php, the function iv_directories_update_profile_setting() uses update_user_meta with any data provided by the ajax call, which can be used to give the logged in user admin capabilities. Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

Affected products

• E-Plugins Directory Pro: before 1.9.5 (fixed in 1.9.5)
• E-Plugins Final User: before 1.2.2 (fixed in 1.2.2)
• E-Plugins Fitness Trainer: before 1.4.1 (fixed in 1.4.1)
• E-Plugins Hospital & Doctor Directory: before 1.3.6 (fixed in 1.3.6)
• E-Plugins Hotel Directory: before 1.3.7 (fixed in 1.3.7)
• E-Plugins Institutions Directory: before 1.3.1 (fixed in 1.3.1)
• E-Plugins Lawyer Directory: before 1.2.9 (fixed in 1.2.9)
• E-Plugins Photographer-Directory: before 1.0.9 (fixed in 1.0.9)
• E-Plugins Producer-Retailer: affected versions not specified
• E-Plugins Real Estate Pro: before 1.7.1 (fixed in 1.7.1)
• E-Plugins Wp Membership: before 1.5.7 (fixed in 1.5.7)

Published 2023-03-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.