---
id: CVE-2026-17092
title: >-
  The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
  plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up
  to, and including, 8.10.2.1
summary: >-
  The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
  plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up
  to, and including, 8.10.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying
  that a …
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T02:16:59.783'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17092'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/asset-loader/localized_data.php#L92
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1256
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1260
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L24
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-listing-db.php#L101
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.7.3/includes/classes/class-roles.php#L142
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/asset-loader/localized_data.php#L92
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1256
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L1260
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-ajax-handler.php#L24
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-listing-db.php#L101
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/directorist/tags/8.8.7/includes/classes/class-roles.php#L142
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3730035%40directorist&new=3730035%40directorist
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bd520915-2605-450a-9abd-423f1c226eb6?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T03:11:15.439Z'
---

## Overview

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.10.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary business directory listings, including those owned by other users and posts in publish, draft, or private status. The nonces guarding the endpoint do not constitute an authorization barrier because both directorist_nonce and atbdp_nonce_js are exposed to all logged-in users via wp_localize_script.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.