CVE-2026-17092 Missing authorization in Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary business directory listings due to missing authorization checks in the Directorist WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-17092?
CVE-2026-17092 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpwax Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published on 14 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.10.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary business directory listings, including those owned by other users and posts in publish, draft, or private status. The nonces guarding the endpoint do not constitute an authorization barrier because both directorist_nonce and atbdp_nonce_js are exposed to all logged-in users via wp_localize_script.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17092?
How do I fix CVE-2026-17092?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-17092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g592-rv25-8rjh.