CVE-2026-84046 Directorist < 8.9.5 - Subscriber+ SSRF via Avatar URL
Subscribers can trigger server-side requests to internal addresses via unvalidated avatar URLs, potentially exposing internal services.
- 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-2026-84046?
CVE-2026-84046 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery 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 validate a user-supplied URL before fetching it server-side, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to make the server issue requests to internal addresses.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84046?
How do I fix CVE-2026-84046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-84046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6q63-3w56-m722.