---
id: CVE-2026-118530
title: >-
  Directorist < 8.11 - Admin+ Cross-Site Account Lockout via Email Verification
  Bulk Action
summary: >-
  The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
  WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not check that the acting user may edit each
  targeted user when handling an email-verification bulk action on multisite,
  allowing…
severity: medium
cvss: 5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-863
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: '2026-11-07T18:04:55.103004Z'
published: '2026-11-07'
updated: '2026-11-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-07T18:16:16.301Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118530'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3605c252-a176-4c4e-a794-d5e27e032c64/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00142
epssPercentile: 0.03569
ingestedAt: '2026-11-07T06:11:40.173Z'
---

## Overview

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not check that the acting user may edit each targeted user when handling an email-verification bulk action on multisite, allowing an Administrator of one site on the network to lock out users of other sites, including the network Super Administrator, until they re-verify their email.

## 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.