---
id: CVE-2026-118528
title: >-
  Directorist < 8.11 - Subscriber+ Draft Listing Contact Information Disclosure
  via IDOR
summary: >-
  The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
  WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not validate that the requesting user owns
  the referenced listing before returning its metadata via an AJAX action,
  allowing auth…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-639
product: 'Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads'
affected:
  - directorist_ai-powered_business_directory_listings_classified_ads < 8.11
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-07T18:05:17.421932Z'
published: '2026-11-07'
updated: '2026-11-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-07T18:16:16.575Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118528'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c138ecf0-1d27-4250-accc-e6e7581b6e60/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00142
epssPercentile: 0.03568
ingestedAt: '2026-11-07T06:11:40.174Z'
---

## Overview

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not validate that the requesting user owns the referenced listing before returning its metadata via an AJAX action, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to disclose another user's private and unpublished draft listing details, including contact information.

## Affected

- `directorist_ai-powered_business_directory_listings_classified_ads < 8.11`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.