Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118529 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118529 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118529?
- Informational severity, published 7 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Directorist before 8.11.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118529?
- Yes: fixed in 8.11. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-118529 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118529?
- Check whether you run Directorist at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 8.11
Technical details
The plugin fails to verify listing ownership before processing a featured-listing checkout, a broken access control vulnerability (CWE-863). Any authenticated user can bypass authorization checks to perform checkout on listings they do not own; when the featured fee is set to zero, this results in unauthorized listing publication and promotion.
Affected products
- Directorist Directorist before 8.11
Timeline
- 2026-11-05: disclosed