CVE-2026-84150 Directorist < 8.9.5 - Subscriber+ Cross-User Favorites Read and Write via REST Favorites Endpoint
Authenticated subscribers can read and modify other users' saved favorites due to missing authorization checks in the REST API.
- 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-2026-84150?
CVE-2026-84150 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 verify that the target user of a REST route matches the authenticated caller before reading and modifying that user's saved favorites, allowing any authenticated user with subscriber-level access to view and alter another user's favorites.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84150?
How do I fix CVE-2026-84150?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84150 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-2026-84150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qm62-48pg-2f99.