---
id: CVE-2026-84150
title: >-
  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 …
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-639
product: 'Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads'
affected:
  - directorist_ai-powered_business_directory_listings_classified_ads < 8.9.5
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T18:13:31.210'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84150'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8e6b49b-874f-41d6-bff4-58e9fe559463/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00168
epssPercentile: 0.05313
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T10:43:00.544687Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T06:17:57.890Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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