# CVE-2026-77757: Directorist 8.5 - 8.9.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Image Move via REST v2 Listing Submission

> Subscribers can move arbitrary server-readable image files to public directories and delete originals due to unsanitized input in the Directorist plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp49-3qhx-v7jm

## What is CVE-2026-77757?

CVE-2026-77757 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published on 26 Aug 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-77757?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-77757?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-77757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-77757 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-77757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-77757 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-77757 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published on 26 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-77757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77757/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77757/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77757
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77757
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77757

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77757/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.