Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11.1 does not prevent a listing's own author from changing its status from pending to published, allowing users with a Subscriber-level account and above to bypass the administrator's listing moderation and publish their own pending listings.
Published: 2026-11-12
Score: 3.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-863
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11.1 does not prevent a listing's own author from changing its status from pending to published, allowing users with a Subscriber-level account and above to bypass the administrator's listing moderation and publish their own pending listings.
Title Directorist < 8.11.1 - Subscriber+ Listing Moderation Bypass via REST Status Update
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-12T11:24:02.133Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T15:32:14.950Z

Link: CVE-2026-118531

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-12T06:17:11.850

Modified: 2026-11-12T18:49:18.840

Link: CVE-2026-118531

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses