CVE-2026-118534: Directorist WordPress plugin access control bypass in payment retry

CVE-2026-118534 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-07

Directorist is a WordPress plugin that manages business directories and classified ads listings. The plugin fails to verify user ownership of orders in its payment retry functionality, allowing any logged-in subscriber to create payment attempts against other users' orders and manipulate their billing records.

Technologies: Directorist. Vendors: Directorist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-118534 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118534 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-118534?
Informational severity, published 7 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Directorist before 8.11.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118534?
Yes: fixed in 8.11. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-118534 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-118534?
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

An insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in the checkout payment-retry REST API endpoint. Authenticated users can bypass access controls to target orders belonging to other users by manipulating request parameters. An attacker with subscriber-level access or higher can create unauthorized payment-attempt records against arbitrary orders without privilege escalation.

Affected products

  • Directorist Directorist before 8.11

Timeline

  • 2026-11-05: disclosed
  • 2026-11-07: advisory

References

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