Medium severity · published Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-77757
Directorist 8.5 - 8.9.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Image Move via REST v2 Listing Submission
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads WordPress plugin before 8.9.3 does not sanitize a user-supplied image reference before using it as the source of a file move, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to relocate arbitrary server-readable image files into a publicly accessible directory, and to delete them from their original location.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DA
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads ·
8.5 before 8.9.3 · source: vendor
Affected product
DA
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77757
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77757
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/84a5b1f0-b5a7-4800-91ee-813727604ec5/
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