CVE-2026-17092 json
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads <= 8.10.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Listing Deletion via 'listing_id' Parameter
published 2026-10-14 26 d ago modified 2026-10-14 25 d ago also EUVD-2026-100769
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.10.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary business directory listings, including those owned by other users and posts in publish, draft, or private status. The nonces guarding the endpoint do not constitute an authorization barrier because both directorist_nonce and atbdp_nonce_js are exposed to all logged-in users via wp_localize_script.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 25 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bd520915-2605-450a-9abd-423f1c226eb6?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1260
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1256
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L24
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-listing-db.php#L101
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-roles.php#L142
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/asset-loader/localized_data.php#L92
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1260
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1256
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L24
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-listing-db.php#L101
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-roles.php#L142
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/asset-loader/localized_data.php#L92
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3730035%40directorist&new=3730035%40directorist
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-17092
- NVD CVE-2026-17092
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