CVE-2026-118530 | BDVDB-2026-401621 Detail

Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3605c252-a176-4c4e-a794-d5e27e032c64/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3605c252-a176-4c4e-a794-d5e27e032c64/

History#

Version 12026-11-07Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-11-07
Last modified: 2026-11-07

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

Score

5.0 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 11.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Incorrect Authorization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 8.11
Fixed
8.11

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.0 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).