---
id: CVE-2026-118532
title: >-
  Directorist < 8.11 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Media Deletion via Listing Image
  Field
summary: >-
  The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
  WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify ownership of attachment IDs
  supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with
  Subscriber-le…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-73
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: '2026-11-07T18:04:27.404717Z'
published: '2026-11-07'
updated: '2026-11-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-07T18:16:16.160Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118532'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb8a3b6c-8bbc-456d-9b31-197ae140450c/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0015
epssPercentile: 0.04197
ingestedAt: '2026-11-07T06:11:40.172Z'
---

## Overview

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.11 does not verify ownership of attachment IDs supplied when updating a listing's images, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments, including those uploaded by administrators, along with their files.

## 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.