Directorist < 8.9 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Meta Write via atbdp_post_attachment_upload
Priority LOW 15CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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 does not verify that the requesting user owns the post being modified before writing uploaded file references to its metadata, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to overwrite image metadata on posts belonging to other users.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00209 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (Unknown): 8.9
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 | before 8.9 | 8.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads VendorUnknown Affected before 8.9 Fixed in 8.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (Unknown) Fixed in 8.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84066
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxjq-4vr8-3jm2
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-84066 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84066 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gxjq-4vr8-3jm2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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