Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-119497 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119497 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-119497?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 9 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- wpWax Directorist up to 8.10.6.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119497?
- Yes: fixed in 8.10.7 or later. Until then: Until the plugin is updated, Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule available to block attacks. Restrict subscriber-level access to users who are trusted and monitor content submissions carefully. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-119497 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-119497?
- Check whether you run wpWax 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: 8.10.7 or later
Until the plugin is updated, Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule available to block attacks. Restrict subscriber-level access to users who are trusted and monitor content submissions carefully.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a stored XSS flaw in Directorist versions up to 8.10.6 that fails to properly sanitize user input during web page generation. An attacker with subscriber privileges can inject malicious scripts that persist in the database and execute when the page is viewed by other users. The attack requires user interaction in the form of a privileged user creating or editing content.
Affected products
- wpWax Directorist up to 8.10.6
Timeline
- 2026-11-07: disclosed: Reported by xwashira on 2026-10-25; disclosed 2026-11-07
- 2026-11-07: patched: Fixed in version 8.10.7