CVE-2026-84027 Directorist 8.9.1 - 8.9.4 - Subscriber+ Paid Order and Payment Record Forgery via REST Orders Endpoint
Subscribers can forge paid orders and payment records via the REST API due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized data modification.
- 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-2026-84027?
CVE-2026-84027 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads, published on 23 Sep 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 8.9.5 does not check user capabilities when creating orders through its REST API, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to create paid order and payment records with arbitrary amounts and attribute them to other users.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84027?
How do I fix CVE-2026-84027?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84027 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-2026-84027 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84027 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq43-6mf7-3fqw.