Authorization bypass in Directorist exposes other users' payment receipts
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 WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify that the user requesting an order's payment receipt owns that order. Any authenticated user with low privileges, such as a subscriber, can read other users' order and payment information, including amounts, payment method, payment status and transaction ID. The flaw is an authorization bypass through a user-controlled key (CWE-639), and a public 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 verify that the user requesting an order's payment receipt owns that order, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to disclose other users' order and payment information, including amounts, payment method, payment status and transaction ID.
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 or later, which fixes the 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-2026-86418 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-2026-118533
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-c6hc-949q-jjm9
- 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-2026-118533 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118533 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6hc-949q-jjm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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