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TI-2026-73750 Aliases CVE-2026-17092GHSA-g592-rv25-8rjh

Missing authorization in Directorist lets subscribers delete listings

Priority LOW 38CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads plugin for WordPress by wpwax is affected in all versions up to and including 8.10.2.1. The plugin does not verify that a user is authorized to perform an action (CWE-862). An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or above can delete arbitrary listings, including those owned by other users and posts in publish, draft, or private status.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.10.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary business directory listings, including those owned by other users and posts in publish, draft, or private status. The nonces guarding the endpoint do not constitute an authorization barrier because both directorist_nonce and atbdp_nonce_js are exposed to all logged-in users via wp_localize_script.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00524 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wpWaxDirectorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Adsup to 8.10.2.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads VendorwpWax Affected up to 8.10.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——wpWax
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·wpWax

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17092
  2. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-g592-rv25-8rjh
  3. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 14

  • TI-2022-03630 Directorist < 7.4.4 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-03605 Directorist < 7.4.2.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary User Password Update via IDOR CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-42481 WordPress Directorist plugin <= 8.8.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-23723 WordPress HelpGent plugin <= 2.2.5 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01866 Deserialization of untrusted data in wpWax Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-02713 FormGent <= 1.9.2- Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via 'file_token' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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