CVE-2026-84098 Directorist 3.1.0 - 8.9.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Listing Deletion via remove_listing
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary listings belonging to other users due to missing ownership verification 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-2026-84098?
CVE-2026-84098 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 properly verify a listing's ownership before deleting it, allowing authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to delete arbitrary listings, including ones belonging to other users.
This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2023-1889 / CVE-2023-35052: a separate, unaddressed listing-deletion path allows the same impact, from at least version 3.1.0 through the current release.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84098?
How do I fix CVE-2026-84098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84098 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-2026-84098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mc4-vjfr-47h6.