Directorist 8.9.1 - 8.9.4 - Subscriber+ Paid Order and Payment Record Forgery via REST Orders Endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.5 does not check user capabilities when creating orders through its REST API, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to create paid order and payment records with arbitrary amounts and attribute them to other users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads | 8.9.1 to before 8.9.5 | 8.9.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads VendorUnknown Affected 8.9.1 to before 8.9.5 Fixed in 8.9.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (Unknown) Fixed in 8.9.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 8.9.5
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-57786 Directorist 8.1 - 8.9.4 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure via REST Users EndpointPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-57827 Directorist 3.1.0 - 8.9.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Listing Deletion via remove_listingPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-57871 Directorist < 8.9.5 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Favorites Read and Write via REST Favorites EndpointPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84027
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq43-6mf7-3fqw
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-84027 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84027 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cq43-6mf7-3fqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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