CVE-2026-17092

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductDirectorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
PublishedOct 14, 2026
First seenOct 14, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Adsv ≤ 8.10.2.1—

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