Directorist Subscriber+ Draft Listing Contact Information Disclosure via IDOR
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 An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can read another user's private and unpublished draft listing details, including contact information.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action, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose another user's private and unpublished draft listing details, including contact information.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
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 8.11 | 8.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118528
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-rqcg-qxvw-p753
- 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-118528 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118528 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rqcg-qxvw-p753 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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