CVE-2026-84066

Directorist < 8.9 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Meta Write via atbdp_post_attachment_upload

The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9 does not verify that the requesting user owns the post being modified before writing uploaded file references to its metadata, allowing users with the subscriber role and above to overwrite image metadata on posts belonging to other users.

Affected

Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads

CVSS v3.1 CNA

3.1 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 10th percentile

Published

2026-09-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/99d990ce-aef3-404d-8ce0-803215fbf0bb/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry