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TI-2026-86418 Aliases CVE-2026-118530GHSA-7fjq-qqj3-wh4h

Directorist cross-site account lockout via email verification

Priority LOW 22CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not check that the acting user may edit each targeted user when handling an email-verification bulk action on multisite. An Administrator of one site on the network can lock out users of other sites, including the network Super Administrator, until they re-verify their email. The flaw is classified as Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863). The CVSS vector requires high privileges and a high attack complexity.

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 check that the acting user may edit each targeted user when handling an email-verification bulk action on multisite, allowing an Administrator of one site on the network to lock out users of other sites, including the network Super Administrator, until they re-verify their email.

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 or later, which fixes this issue.

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-2026-86421 Insecure direct object reference in Directorist payment retryPriority LOW 19
    • TI-2026-86420 Authorization bypass in Directorist exposes other users' payment receiptsPriority LOW 19
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Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118530
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-7fjq-qqj3-wh4h
  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

Exploit 1

Sources

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