Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.3 does not sanitize a user-supplied image reference before using it as the source of a file move, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to relocate arbitrary server-readable image files into a publicly accessible directory, and to delete them from their original location.
Published: 2026-08-26
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-284

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.3 does not sanitize a user-supplied image reference before using it as the source of a file move, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to relocate arbitrary server-readable image files into a publicly accessible directory, and to delete them from their original location.
Title Directorist 8.5 - 8.9.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Image Move via REST v2 Listing Submission
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:43:07.510Z

Reserved: 2026-08-21T09:58:17.777Z

Link: CVE-2026-77757

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:38:11.745Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-26T06:16:29.610

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-77757

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T08:00:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

  • CWE-284

    Improper Access Control