CVE-2026-118532
Directorist < 8.11 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Media Deletion via Listing Image Field
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify ownership of attachment IDs supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments, including those uploaded by administrators, along with their files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Directorist < 8.11 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Media Deletion via Listing Image Field
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify ownership of attachment IDs supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments, including those uploaded by administrators, along with their files.
- Record
CVE-2026-118532- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
EUVDEUVD-2026-118937
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify ownership of attachment IDs supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments, including those uploaded by administrators, along with their files.
- Record
EUVD-2026-118937- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-07
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qqm-h6h2-8xxq
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before...
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify ownership of attachment IDs supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments, including those uploaded by administrators, along with their files.
- Record
GHSA-2qqm-h6h2-8xxq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
NVD
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify ownership of attachment IDs supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments, including those uploaded by administrators, along with their files.
- Record
CVE-2026-118532- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| cwes, severity | CVE List | |
| severity | EUVD, NVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-118532 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Unknown Directorist: Ai-powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published November 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.