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Directorist Subscriber+ Draft Listing Contact Information Disclosure via IDOR

Priority LOW 19CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not check that the requesting user owns a referenced listing before returning its metadata through an AJAX action. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can read another user's private and unpublished draft listing details, including contact information. An exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not validate that the requesting user owns the referenced listing before returning its metadata via an AJAX action, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose another user's private and unpublished draft listing details, including contact information.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00142 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (Unknown): 8.11

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownDirectorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Adsbefore 8.118.11Patch availableCNA
  • Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads VendorUnknown Affected before 8.11 Fixed in 8.11 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update the Directorist plugin to version 8.11, which fixes the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

  • Fix · CNA Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads (Unknown) Fixed in 8.11

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 8.11

    6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-86419 Directorist plugin lets subscribers delete arbitrary media attachmentsPriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-86418 Directorist cross-site account lockout via email verificationPriority LOW 22
    • TI-2026-86421 Insecure direct object reference in Directorist payment retryPriority LOW 19

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118528
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-rqcg-qxvw-p753
  3. 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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