Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-84150 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84150 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-84150?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 23 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Directorist before 8.9.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84150?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-23: Version 8.9.5 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-84150 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-84150?
- 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.
Technical details
The REST API endpoint for user favorites does not validate that the authenticated user matches the target user ID before returning or modifying favorite records, resulting in an insecure direct object reference (IDOR). This affects any subscriber-level user on a WordPress site running the plugin. The vulnerability is fixed in version 8.9.5.
Affected products
- Directorist Directorist before 8.9.5
Timeline
- 2026-09-21: disclosed
- 2026-09-23: patched: Version 8.9.5 released