CVE-2026-27396

WordPress Directory Pro plugin <= 2.5.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

7.3 High

Missing Authorization vulnerability in e-plugins Directory Pro directory-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Directory Pro: from n/a through <= 2.5.6.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.25%Up 0.2 points since Mar 5, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.3

WordPress Directory Pro plugin <= 2.5.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Record: CVE-2026-27396
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-9643 7.3

Record: EUVD-2026-9643
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42h9-8hc3-f63j 7.3

Missing Authorization vulnerability in e-plugins Directory Pro directory-pro allows Exploiting...

Record: GHSA-42h9-8hc3-f63j
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.3

Record: CVE-2026-27396
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

e-plugins directory pro

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-27396 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in E-plugins Directory Pro, published March 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.